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Mary, Princess Royal (Mary Henrietta Stuart; 4 November 1631 – 24 December 1660), was a British princess, a member of the House of Stuart, and by marriage Princess of Orange and Countess of Nassau. She acted as regent for her minor son from 1651 to 1660.
Learn about the life and legacy of Mary, the eldest daughter of King Charles I of England and the first Princess Royal. She married William II of Orange, had a son who became King William III of England, and died in 1660.
Explore the portraits of Mary, the eldest daughter of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, who married William II of Orange-Nassau in 1644. See her life story, family connections, and artistic representations in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery.
Princess Mary of Orange, eldest daughter of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, is buried in a vault in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
Princess Mary was the eldest daughter of Charles I who in 1641, at the age of nine, married William II of Orange at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall. Their son later acceded to the throne as William III.
Mary, Princess Royal, was a British princess, a member of the House of Stuart, and by marriage Princess of Orange and Countess of Nassau. She acted as regent for her minor son from 1651 to 1660. She was the first holder of the title Princess Royal.
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. Photo credit: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives. Tag this. Mary was the eldest daughter of Charles I. At just nine years old, in 1641, she married William II, Prince of Orange-Nassau, and in the following year went to live at the Dutch royal court.