peremadeleine: King Charles I and his wife, Henrietta Maria of France; after an original by Anthony
peremadeleine:King Charles I and his wife, Henrietta Maria of France; after an original by Anthony van Dyck [above]Their children, Mary, Princess Royal; James Duke of York (later James II Charles, Duke of Cornwall (later Charles II and Princesses Elizabeth and Anne; painted by Anthony van Dyck [below]Charles I’s eldest daughter, Mary, Princess Royal, later married Willem II of Orange and gave birth to one son, William. Mary’s son eventually married Prince James’ eldest daughter, also called Mary, and together they seized the English throne from Mary’s father–by then James II–in a coup d'état called the “Glorious Revolution.” Afterwards, they ruled jointly as William III and Mary II of England. -- source link
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