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Months after her ascension, she signed the [https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/comments/hs8fsu/2nd_anglodutch_war_treaty_of_breda_1667_dutch/ Treaty of Breda], beginning a period of amicability between England and the Netherlands. In January of 1668, she married William Russell, Duke of Bedford.
===== Franco-Dutch War =====
While fond of France, Queen Henrietta was appalled at the French invasion of the southern Netherlands. Johan de Witt, a Dutch pensionary, visited London and collaborated with Henrietta in order to form the Triple Coalition. Thus, England, the Netherlands, and Sweden opposed French belligerency and mediated the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle in the summer of
[[File:Queen-henrietta-maria-van-dyck.jpg|left|thumb|336x336px|Queen Henrietta Maria of France, a devout Catholic and patron of the arts, was Queen of England and mother of Henrietta I. ]]
After the war, many people began slandering Henrietta's mother, Henrietta Marie of France. Distressed, she retired to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Church,_Oxford Christ Church College] in Oxford to spend time with her grandson, William. In 1669, Henrietta Marie and William left for Paris, intending to stay for a few weeks. However, Henrietta Marie passed away due to bronchitis within days of arriving in France. After news of her death reached London, Queen Henrietta blamed the 'foulmouthed aristocrats and Machiavellian gentry' for her mother's death. In her honour, the Henrietta Regina Palace was constructed in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queenborough Queenborough], done in the Baroque style and finished in 1673.
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===== Religious policies =====
Henrietta issued the Edict of Religious Toleration in
===== Divorce from the Duke of Bedford =====
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