Henrietta Maria (1626–1651)

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Henrietta Maria (1626–1651)

Princess Palatine. Name variations: Henrietta Mary Simmern. Born on July 17, 1626, at The Hague, Netherlands; died on September 18, 1651, in Fogaras, Hungary; daughter of Elizabeth of Bohemia (1596–1662) and Frederick V, Elector Palatine and titular king of Bohemia; sister of Elizabeth of Bohemia (1618–1680) and Sophia (1630–1714), electress of Hanover; married Sigismund Rakoczy also known as Sigismund Ragotski, prince of Transylvania, or Prince Sigismund of Siebenburgen, on April 4, 1651 (some sources cite June 26).

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