Presided over the union of England and Scotland as Great Britain Her only son to survive infanthood, Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, died young, hence she has no descendants.Ģ1 August 1670, Son of James II and Arabella Churchill Ruled jointly with her cousin and husband, William has no descendants.Ħ February 1665, Daughter of James II and Lady Anne Hyde Was deposed in the Glorious Revolution replaced by his nephew and his daughter, William III and Mary II.ģ0 April 1662, Daughter of James II and Lady Anne Hyde Progeny of James II of England Main article: Descendants of James II of Englandġ4 October 1633, Son of Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France Married his cousin, Princess Mary, and jointly ruled with her has no surviving descendants Her son became William III of England she has no surviving descendantsĭeposed his uncle James II of England and was crowned King. Progeny of Princess Mary Name of Descendantĭaughter of Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France Son of Charles II and Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of NorthumberlandĪncestor of Samantha Cameron, wife of former Conservative Leader and Prime Minister David Cameron Isabella Bennet, 2nd Countess of Arlington She is also an ancestor of the Mitford sisters

Son of Charles II and Barbara Villiers, 1st Duchess of Clevelandĭaughter of Charles II and Barbara Villiers, 1st Duchess of ClevelandĪncestor of Anthony Eden Her great-great-granddaughter Eleanor Calvert married John Parke Custis, stepson of George Washington. See Descendants of Charles II of England Īncestor of Diana, Princess of Wales and Sarah, Duchess of YorkĪncestor of Spencer Perceval, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester and Sarah, Duchess of YorkĬharles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth Son of Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France Had issue.ĭescendants Progeny of Charles II of England Name of Descendant Married William II, Prince of Orange (1626–1650) in 1641. Had illegitimate issue from various mistresses

King Charles and Queen Henrietta Maria with their eldest infant children Name This article deals with the numerous individuals who are and were descendants of Charles and his wife Henrietta (Since he is not known to have had any illegitimate children). He is also the ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales, mother of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry who are second and sixth in line to the Succession to the British throne after their father Charles, Prince of Wales. Many of today's European royalty can claim descent from Charles, such as Juan Carlos I of Spain, Franz, Duke of Bavaria, Philippe of Belgium, Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and the late Otto von Habsburg and many are related to him via collateral bloodlines, such as Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Margrethe II of Denmark. Most of his actions as monarch ultimately helped precipitate his own downfall, and his eventual deposition and beheading in 1649 and the declaration of the Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell. His religious policies, coupled with his marriage to a Roman Catholic, made him an enemy of the Puritans and Calvinists. Charles believed in the divine right of kings, which was against the belief of many of his subjects, leading to them perceiving his actions as those of a tyrannical absolute monarch. His reign is known for his conflicts with the Parliament of England, which sought to curb his royal prerogative. Later, he married a Bourbon princess, Henrietta Maria of France, after a failed Spanish match. He became heir apparent to the English, Irish and Scottish thrones on the death of his elder brother in 1612. He was the second surviving son of King James I of England.

Busts of King Charles and his wife Queen Henrietta MariaĬharles I of England was the second King of the then newly enthroned House of Stuart and had many descendants.

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