Mary of Orange (1631–1660)

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Mary of Orange (1631–1660)

Princess of Orange and princess royal . Name variations: Mary Stuart; Mary Henrietta. Named princess royal around 1642. Born on November 4, 1631, at St. James's Palace, in London, England; died of smallpox on December 24, 1660, at Whitehall, London; interred at Westminster Abbey, London; daughter of Henrietta Maria (1609–1669) and Charles I (1600–1649), king of England (r. 1625–1649); married William II (1625–1650), prince of Orange (r. 1647–1650), on May 2, 1648; children: William III (1650–1702), prince of Orange (r. 1672–1702), king of England (r. 1689–1702).

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