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Died September 18, 1651, Sarospatak, Hungary Parents Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia Grandparents James VI and I, Anne of Denmark Uncles Charles I of England, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, Robert Stuart, Duke of Kintyre and Lorne Cousins Charles II of England, James II of England, Henrietta of England, Henry Stuart - Duke of G, Mary - Princess Royal an Similar People Elizabeth Stuart - Queen of, Louise Hollandine of the Pal, Elisabeth of the Palatinate, Frederick V - Elector Palatine, Sophia of Hanover | ||
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Henriette Marie, Princess Palatine (17 July 1626, Hague, Netherlands – 18 September 1651, Sárospatak, Hungary) was a German noblewoman of the House of Wittelsbach.
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Family
Henriette Marie was the third daughter and ninth child of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, the exiled "Winter King" of Bohemia and his consort Elizabeth Stuart. Her paternal grandparents were Frederick IV and Louise Juliana of Nassau. Her maternal grandparents were King James VI and I (of Scotland and England) and his consort Anne of Denmark. She was thus a potential heir to the English and Scottish crowns.
Marriage
On 4 April 1651, in Sárospatak, Hungary, she was married to Sigismund Rákóczi, brother of George Rákóczi II, Prince of Transylvania.
Death
Henriette Marie died unexpectedly on 18 September 1651. Her husband followed her to the grave a few months later; both were buried in St. Michael's Church in Gyulafehervar.