#william ii prince of orange and his bride mary stuart

[7pleiades7]

William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary Stuart (1641), (detail), by Sir Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599–1641), oil on canvas, 182.5 × 142 cm, The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

[christophernolan]

RHAENYRA and ALICENT + art

Vincente Capobianchi | LE HÉRON FAMILIER , 1877 Jacques Clement Wagrez | Promenade médievale , 1899 Aimée Brune-Pagès | Young Lady with her Maid, 1853 Eugen von Blaas | Day dreamers , 1887 Anthony van Dyck | William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary Stuart, 1641

[sanswstrk]

jonsa week 2023 | day two: snowflakes.

Painting by Michael Garmash | George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords | Frank S. Burton, Green fields and whispering woods (1886) | Tenille K. Campbell, I want to taste your language | George R.R. Martin, A Dance With Dragons | Lorraine Christie, Loving you on London Bridge (1967) | Jennifer Estep, Spartan Frost | Anthony van Dyck, William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary Stuart, (1641) | George R.R. Martin, A Dance With Dragons | painting.

[1-millioneyes]

I was Inspired by my friend @saintcriston

Art credits

A little prince likely in time to bless a royal throne-Edmund Blair Leighton

Magdalena-Mateo Cerezo

William II, Prince of Orange, And His Bride, Mary Stuart-Anthony van Dyck

The last sleep of Arthur-Edward Burne-Jones

All quotes taken from "Fire&Blood" (2018) -George Richard Raymond Martin

[jnjo]

Anthonis van Dyck, William II, Prince of orange and his Bride Mary Stuart 1641 (detail)

[quietcalligraphy]

The Kiss (Francesco Hayez, 1859)

William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary Stuart (Anthony van Dyck, 1641)

Much love much trial, but what an utter desert is life without love.

(Charles Darwin. Letter to Joseph Hooker, November 27th 1863)

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Charles I, son of James VI and I and Anne of Denmark, married Henrietta Maria of France in 1625 and together they had nine children. The first was stillborn, while the second was to become Charles II in 1660, following the rule, primarily, of the Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell. The third child was a daughter, Mary, Princess Royal, who married William II, Prince of Orange, and the fourth was to become James II of England, the last Catholic King of England. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688, which I think I'm right in saying was led by his niece and nephew, Mary and William. Of the remaining children, Elizabeth, Anne, Catherine, Henry Stuart, the Duke of Gloucester, and Henriette Anne, none survived beyond the age of 26.

Notes garnered from the publisher's synopsis and advertising blurbs:

The English Civil War led to the execution of King Charles I in January 1649. He was, even his wife and key advisers conceded, lacking in the essential strength that a ruler required, in turbulent times. But even Charles's enemies were moved by his loving devotion as a father. Sadly, his failure as a king inevitably impacted their lives.

The Restoration of the crown to his eldest son as Charles II occurred eleven years later.

Henrietta Maria was an unpopular but indefatigable Catholic queen.

Their family life was calm and loving until it was shattered by civil war.

Elizabeth and Henry were used as pawns in the parliamentary campaign against their father. [How/in what way?]

Mary, the Princess Royal, was whisked away to the Netherlands as the child bride of the Prince of Orange. ADD LINK TO PREVIOUS POST. [Their son was to become William of Orange, who married his cousin, Mary, daughter of James II. Together they led the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and ruled as Mary II and Wiliam III].

[Presumably during the era of the Protectorate,] Henriette Anne's formidable governess escaped with her, the king's youngest child, to France where she grew up under her mother's thumb and eventually married the cruel and flamboyant Philippe d'Orleans.

When the "dark and ugly" brother Charles eventually succeeded his father to the English throne after fourteen years of wandering [the crown was restored eleven years after his father's execution, so why had he been in exile for fourteen years???], he promptly enacted a vengeful punishment on those who had spurned his family, with his brother James firmly in his shadow.

The book charts the fascinating story of the children of loving parents who could not protect them from the consequences of their own failings as monarchs and the forces of upheaval sweeping England.

SEE PREVIOUS BLOG POST LINK HERE WILL CHECK LATER

[rijksmuseum-art]

William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary Stuart, 1641, Museum of the Netherlands

The boy is fourteen and the girl only nine. William’s father, Frederick Henry, commissioned the celebrated Flemish painter Van Dyck to portray the young Dutch prince and English princess on the occasion of their marriage in London. The union with the daughter of the English king enhanced the status of the House of Orange. On her gown, Mary wears a gift from William, a large diamond brooch.

http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.8289

[renehw]

William II and his bride Mary Henrietta Stuart by famous painter Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), painted in 1641 in honour of their marriage. William II (1626-1650) was the son of Frederick Henry (1584-1647), Prince of Orange and stadtholder (r. 1625-1647) of several of the provinces of the Dutch Republic. Mary, Princess Royal (1631-1660) was the daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (r. 1625-1649). The pair got married on 2 May 1641 in London. William was only third choice but the marriage to a Princess Royal was very beneficial to the status of the House of Orange. No one probably bothered to ask either Mary or William what they wanted; at the time she was 9 and he was almost 15. When studied art history, one of my first papers was about this wonderful painting. Hopefully we can all enjoy seeing it at the @rijksmuseum again soon. #rijksmuseum #rijksmuseumamsterdam #portrait #art #vandyck #anthonyvandyck #princeoforange #princessroyal #royals #fashion #seventeenthcentury (bij Rijksmuseum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B96loeUFdvZ/?igshid=12f6aja02b3jp

[mscoyditch]

The Later William ii, Prince Orange, and his bride, Princess Mary Stuart, daughter of Charles i of England (Detail). 1641, By Sir Anthony van Dyck. Flemish. 1599-1641

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William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary Stuart.

Sir Anthony van Dyck, 1641 (CHECK DATE).

A portrait of Charles I's eldest daughter, Mary Stuart, aged 10, and William II, Prince of Orange, aged 15, recording their wedding in May 1642. Such marriages between children of the aristocracy were not uncommon during the 17th century, arranged to strengthen alliances - as in this instance - or to rescue a family from financial difficulties. Sometimes, the newlyweds would be returned to their parents after the ceremony to continue their education until their late teens.

Both William and Mary died of small pox in their twenties. Their son became King of England as William III in 1689.

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[rijksmuseum-art]

William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary Stuart, 1641, Museum of the Netherlands

The boy is fourteen and the girl only nine. William’s father, Frederick Henry, commissioned the celebrated Flemish painter Van Dyck to portray the young Dutch prince and English princess on the occasion of their marriage in London. The union with the daughter of the English king enhanced the status of the House of Orange. On her gown, Mary wears a gift from William, a large diamond brooch.