Henrietta Maria of France along with her sisters, in riding, dancing, and singing, and took part in French court plays. Although tutored in reading and writing, she was not known for her academic skills; the princess was heavily influenced by the Carmelites at French court. By 1622, Henrietta Maria was living in Paris with a household of some 200 staff, and marriage plans were being discussed. Henrietta Maria first met her future husband in Paris, in 1623, while he was travelling to Spain with the Duke of Buckingham to discuss a possible marriage with the Infanta Maria Anna of Spain – Charles first saw
Maria (wife of Bolesław IV the Curly) Nothing is known about Maria's life. She is only named in a charter dated 31 December 1167, under which the Chapter of Kraków was granted two villages. Earlier literature assumed that she was the mother of Leszek; however, after the discovery of coins upon which Leszek called himself "son of Anastasia" (the Latin or Greek equivalent of High Duchess Viacheslava), this theory proved to be inaccurate. There is no known date of death or burial place for Maria. Some sources assumed that she survived her husband (who died in 1173) and probably was buried in the Płock Cathedral. Maria (wife