The correspondence in this collection includes letters of Mary Stuart, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631–1661). She was born in England but lived in the Netherlands. She was married in 1641, at the age of 9, to William II of Orange of the Netherlands. She was never very popular in the Netherlands. In 1660 she returned to London where she died of smallpox.
Original source name : Correspondentie van de Hollandse en Friese Stadhoudersvrouwen 1605-1725
English translation : Correspondence of the Dutch and Frisian Stadtholders’ Wives, 1605–1725
Creator : N/A
Reference number : N/A
Language(s) : English, Dutch
Geographical coverage : The Netherlands, UK
Time range : 17th-18thc.
Year(s) : 17th and 18th centuries
Theme 1 : family
Link to the item in the catalogue : http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/forms/advanced?cat_group=Stuart,%20Mary%20II%20(Queen%20of%20England,%20Scotland,%20and%20Ireland)|Stuart,%20Mary%20(Princess%20Royal%20and%20Princess%20of%20Orange)|Solms-Braunfels,%20Amalia%20von|Oranje-Nassau,%20Albertine%20Agnes%20van|Anhalt-Dessau,%20Henriette%20Amalia%20von|Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel,%20Sophia%20Hedwig%20von|Coligny%2C+Louise+de|Bourbon%2C+Charlotte+de|Egmond%2C+Anna+von|Sachsen%2C+Anna+von|Hanover%2C+Anne+of|
English translation : Correspondence of the Dutch and Frisian Stadtholders’ Wives, 1605–1725
Creator : N/A
Reference number : N/A
Language(s) : English, Dutch
Geographical coverage : The Netherlands, UK
Time range : 17th-18thc.
Year(s) : 17th and 18th centuries
Theme 1 : family
Link to the item in the catalogue : http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/forms/advanced?cat_group=Stuart,%20Mary%20II%20(Queen%20of%20England,%20Scotland,%20and%20Ireland)|Stuart,%20Mary%20(Princess%20Royal%20and%20Princess%20of%20Orange)|Solms-Braunfels,%20Amalia%20von|Oranje-Nassau,%20Albertine%20Agnes%20van|Anhalt-Dessau,%20Henriette%20Amalia%20von|Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel,%20Sophia%20Hedwig%20von|Coligny%2C+Louise+de|Bourbon%2C+Charlotte+de|Egmond%2C+Anna+von|Sachsen%2C+Anna+von|Hanover%2C+Anne+of|
Archive name : Huygens Instituut
Archive name (English) : Huygens Institute
Archive address : Spinhuis, Oudezijds Achterburgwal 185, 1012 DK AMSTERDAM
City : Amsterdam
Country : The Netherlands
Official website and institutional resources : https://www.huygens.knaw.nl/en/
Finding aid(s) : https://www.huygens.knaw.nl/en/resources/correspondentie-van-de-hollandse-en-friese-stadhoudersvrouwen-1605-1725-2/
Archive name (English) : Huygens Institute
Archive address : Spinhuis, Oudezijds Achterburgwal 185, 1012 DK AMSTERDAM
City : Amsterdam
Country : The Netherlands
Official website and institutional resources : https://www.huygens.knaw.nl/en/
Finding aid(s) : https://www.huygens.knaw.nl/en/resources/correspondentie-van-de-hollandse-en-friese-stadhoudersvrouwen-1605-1725-2/