#qc: mary of modena

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♕ Queens with the given name Mary, Marie or Maria (requested by anonymous)

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The Births, ages & deaths of Their Royal Highnesses Children. c. 1677-8

This small notebook records the dates and exact times of the births of seven of the eight children of James, Duke of York and Anne Hyde, including the future queens Mary II and Anne I; their first child, Charles, Duke of Cambridge (1660-1661) is not recorded. The dates and times of the first three children of James and his second wife, Mary of Modena, are also noted. The early deaths of most of James's children, also recorded in the notebook, vividly captures the high infant mortality rate of the seventeenth century. The death of Anne Hyde at the end of March 1671 is documented, together with a note of James's second marriage: 'The Duke was Mar[ried] & Bedded at Dover to ye Princes[s] Mary of Modena on Fryday ye 21st of Nov[ember] 1673'. Opposite, a lock of hair, probably Anne Hyde's, is sewn onto the page.

The notebook was designed for the Duke of York, whose 'JD' monogram appears both on the elaborate binding in gold tooling and on the clasps, and though it is not in his handwriting, the presence of locks of hair implies the compiler was very close to the royal ducal family. It was written in one sitting, probably in late 1677 or early 1678, as it records the death of a second Charles, Duke of Cambridge (7 November 1677 – 12 December 1677) but not the birth of James's next child, Elizabeth, in 1678. It was probably compiled for James's use; clearly it is a highly personal item.

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Oil painting on canvas, of Queen Mary of Modena (1658-1718) by studio of Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680). 1678. A three-quarter-length portrait, almost facing, seated with a dog at her left side, wearing a brownish-red dress and blue cloak; relief of putti, left.

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Queen Consorts of Scotland ♕ House of Stuart (1542–1649, restored 1660–1707) (includes Consorts of Jacobite Pretenders from 1689–1788)

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queen consorts + most pregnancies (requested by anonymous)

Margaret of Wessex (b. circa 1070 - d.1093) ♕ 8 pregnancies; all children lived to adulthood Anabella Drummond (b. circa 1350 - d.1401) ♕ 7 pregnancies; 5 children lived to adulthood Joan Beaufort (b. circa 1404 - d.1445) ♕ 8 pregnancies; 7 children lived to adulthood Mary of Guelders (b.1434 - d.1463) ♕ 7 pregnancies; 6 children lived to adulthood Margaret Tudor (b.1489 - d.1541) ♕ 6 pregnancies; 1 child lived to adulthood Anne of Denmark (b.1574 - d.1619) ♕ 10 pregnancies; 3 children lived to adulthood Henrietta Maria of France (b.1609 - d.1669) ♕ 9 pregnancies; 5 children lived to adulthood Mary of Modena (b.1658 - d.1718) ♕ 12 pregnancies; 2 children lived to adulthood