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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 5681452, member: 110350&quot;]Henrietta Maria was the daughter of the King of France (and hence a Catholic, not popular in England), so their marriage in 1625 was a reflection of Charles&#039;s pro-French policy.&nbsp; (Thus the symbolic union on the medal between the roses of England and the lilies of France, noted above.)&nbsp; She long outlived her husband, surviving until after the Restoration. Notably, the colony (now state) of Maryland was named after her.&nbsp; (Just think: if her other name had been chosen, we would have the state of Henriettaland instead!)</p><p><br /></p><p>The Wikipedia article on her gives a detailed account of the marriage and of her life in general: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Maria" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Maria" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Maria</a>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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