Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange. Mary, Princess Royal was Countess of Nassau by marriage to Prince William II, and co-regent for her son during his minority as Sovereign Prince of Orange from 1651 to 1660.
She was the eldest daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland and his wife, Henrietta Maria of France. Her only child, William succeeded her husband as Prince of Orange and later reigned as King of England, Ireland and Scotland.
Mary was the first daughter of a British sovereign to hold the title Princess Royal. Scottish and English Royalty House of Stuart Charles I Children Prince Charles James, Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay Charles II Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange James II & VII Princess Elizabeth Princess Anne Princess Catherine Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester Henriette, Duchess of Orléans Grandchildren Prince Charles, Duke of Cambridge Prince James, Duke of Cambridge Prince Charles, Duke of Kendal Prince Edgar, Duke of Cambridge Princess Henrietta of York Princess Catherine of Yotk Princess Catherine Laura of York Princess Isabella of York Prince Charles, Duke of Cambridge Princess Elizabeth of York Princess Charlotte Maria of York v. t. e. Mary Henrietta was born at St. James's Palace, London to Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria, Queen of England and was named after her mother.
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