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Ancestry report for Henrietta Maria Stuart [de Bourbon], Princesse de France, daughter of Henry IV de Bourbon, Roi de France and Mary de Bourbon [de Medici]

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Henrietta Maria, the French wife of Charles I and daughter of Henry IV, Roi de France, was the first of the royal family to honour Tunbridge Wells with their preference. According to Thomas Benge Burr's History of Tunbridge Wells published in 1766 :

"The queen continued about six weeks at the Wells, and dwelt in tents the whole time. Her camp was pitched upon Bishops-down-common, and certainly diffused a splendor and magnificence over this wild country, to which it had hitherto been an absolute stranger; … The curiosity of this gay young queen induced her one day to walk from the Well a little way into the county of Sussex, where she wandered about till, at length growing weary, she sat down on a bank beneath the shade of a spreading birch for refreshment; and, when she had sufficiently rested herself, she arose, and ordered a stone to be placed there, as a memorial of her travels in that county. … The Queen's-stone, an alehouse in the road to Frant, is built where this monument was placed, and the sign which hung there till within these few years, was drawn from a view of the stone itself. It is now the sign of the Blue-bell"

Generation No. 1
1. Henrietta Maria Stuart [de Bourbon], Princesse de France was the daughter of (2) Henry IV de Bourbon, Roi de France and (3) Mary de Bourbon [de Medici]. She was born 26th Nov 1609 at Hotel du Louvre, Paris, France; died 21st Aug 1669 at Château de St Colombes, Ile de France, France; buried after 21st Aug 1669 at Cathedral of St Denis, Ile de France, France
She married Charles I Stuart on 13th Jun 1625 at St Augustines Church, Canterbury, Kent. He was born 19th Nov 1600 at Dunfermline Palace, Fife, Scotland; crowned King Charles I of Great Britain 27th Mar 1625; coronation 2nd Feb 1626; died 30th Jan 1649 at Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London, Public beheading; buried 7th Feb 1649 at Henry VIII vault, Windsor, Berkshire. They had the following children:
iCharles James who was born 13th May 1629 Greenwich Palace, Greenwich, Kent; died 13th May 1629 Greenwich Palace, Greenwich, Kent
iiCharles II who was born 29th May 1630 St. James Palace, St. James, London; died 6th Feb 1685 Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London; buried 14th Feb 1685 Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London
iiiMary Henrietta von who was born 4th Nov 1631 St. James Palace, St. James, London; died 24th Dec 1660 Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London, Died from smallpox; buried after 24th Dec 1660 Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London
ivJames II who was born 14th Oct 1633 St. James Palace, St. James, London; christened 24th Nov 1633 St. James Palace, St. James, London; died 16th Sep 1701 Château of St Germain-en-Laye, Ile de France, France; buried after 16th Sep 1701 Chapel of St Edmund, Paris, France
vElizabeth who was born 29th Dec 1635 St. James Palace, St. James, London; died 8th Sep 1650 Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight; buried after 8th Sep 1650 St Thomas Church, Newport, Isle of Wight
viAnne who was born 17th Mar 1637 St. James Palace, St. James, London; died 5th Nov 1640 Richmond Palace, Richmond, London; buried after 5th Nov 1640 Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London
viiCatherine who was born 29th Jun 1639 Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London; died 29th Jun 1639 Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London; buried after 29th Jun 1639 Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London
viiiHenry who was born 8th Jul 1640 Oatlands Park, Weybridge, Surrey; died 13th Sep 1660 Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London; buried after 13th Sep 1660 Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London
ixHenrietta Anne who was born 16th Jun 1644 Beford House, Exeter, Devon; died 30th Jun 1670 Palace of St Cloud, Ile de France, France; buried after 30th Jun 1670 Cathedral of St Denis, Ile de France, France
 
Generation No. 2
2. Henry IV de Bourbon, Roi de France was the son of (4) Antoine de Bourbon, Rey de Navarre and (5) Jeanne III de Bourbon, Reina de Navarre. He was born 13th Dec 1553; died 14th May 1610
He married (1) Marguerite de d'Angoulême on 18th Aug 1572 at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France. She was born 14th May 1553; died 27th Mar 1615
He married (2) Mary de de Medici on 27th Dec 1600 at Lyon, France. She was born 26th Apr 1573; died 3rd Jul 1642. They had the following children:
iLouis XIII de who was born 27th Sep 1601; died 14th May 1643
iiElisabeth Isabel de who was born 22nd Nov 1602; died 6th Oct 1644
iiiMarie Christine de who was born 10th Feb 1606; died 27th Dec 1663
ivNicholas de who was born 16th Apr 1607; died 17th Nov 1611
vJean-Baptiste Gaston de who was born 25th Apr 1608; died 2nd Feb 1660
viHenrietta Maria who was born 26th Nov 1609 Hotel du Louvre, Paris, France; died 21st Aug 1669 Château de St Colombes, Ile de France, France; buried after 21st Aug 1669 Cathedral of St Denis, Ile de France, France
 
3. Mary de Bourbon [de Medici] She was born 26th Apr 1573; died 3rd Jul 1642
She married Henry IV de Bourbon, Roi de France on 27th Dec 1600 at Lyon, France. He was born 13th Dec 1553; died 14th May 1610. They had the following children:
iLouis XIII de who was born 27th Sep 1601; died 14th May 1643
iiElisabeth Isabel de who was born 22nd Nov 1602; died 6th Oct 1644
iiiMarie Christine de who was born 10th Feb 1606; died 27th Dec 1663
ivNicholas de who was born 16th Apr 1607; died 17th Nov 1611
vJean-Baptiste Gaston de who was born 25th Apr 1608; died 2nd Feb 1660
viHenrietta Maria who was born 26th Nov 1609 Hotel du Louvre, Paris, France; died 21st Aug 1669 Château de St Colombes, Ile de France, France; buried after 21st Aug 1669 Cathedral of St Denis, Ile de France, France
 
Generation No. 3
4. Antoine de Bourbon, Rey de Navarre was the son of (6) Charles IV de Bourbon, Duc de Vendôme and (7) Francoise de Bourbon [d'Alençon]. He was born 22nd Apr 1518; died 17th Nov 1562
He married Jeanne III de on 20th Oct 1548. She was born 7th Jan 1528; died 9th Jun 1572. They had the following children:
iHenry IV de who was born 13th Dec 1553; died 14th May 1610
iiCatalina de who was born 1559; died 1604
 
5. Jeanne III de Bourbon, Reina de Navarre She was born 7th Jan 1528; died 9th Jun 1572
She married Antoine de Bourbon, Rey de Navarre on 20th Oct 1548. He was born 22nd Apr 1518; died 17th Nov 1562. They had the following children:
iHenry IV de who was born 13th Dec 1553; died 14th May 1610
iiCatalina de who was born 1559; died 1604
 
Generation No. 4
6. Charles IV de Bourbon, Duc de Vendôme He was born 2nd Jun 1489; died 25th Mar 1537
He married Francoise de d'Alençon on 18th May 1513. She was born 1490/91; died 14th Sep 1550. They had the following children:
iMargaret de Vendôme de who was born 1516; died 1589
iiAntoine de who was born 22nd Apr 1518; died 17th Nov 1562
iiiFrançois de who was born 1519; died 1546
ivCharles de who was born 1523; died 1590
vJean de who was born 1528; died 1557
viLouis I de who was born 1530; died 1569
 
7. Francoise de Bourbon [d'Alençon] She was born 1490/91; died 14th Sep 1550
She married Charles IV de Bourbon, Duc de Vendôme on 18th May 1513. He was born 2nd Jun 1489; died 25th Mar 1537. They had the following children:
iMargaret de Vendôme de who was born 1516; died 1589
iiAntoine de who was born 22nd Apr 1518; died 17th Nov 1562
iiiFrançois de who was born 1519; died 1546
ivCharles de who was born 1523; died 1590
vJean de who was born 1528; died 1557
viLouis I de who was born 1530; died 1569
 

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