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
Henrietta Paulet, Duchess of Bolton Henrietta Paulet, Duchess of Bolton Henrietta Paulet, Duchess of Bolton (c. 1682 – 27 February 1730), formerly Henrietta Crofts, was the third wife of Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton. The elder daughter of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, by his mistress Eleanor Needham, Henrietta took the surname of "Crofts" that had been assumed by her father when he was in the care of the Crofts baronets. Her mother's sister, Jane Myddelton, was one of the celebrated Windsor Beauties. Henrietta married the Duke of Bolton in Dublin in about 1697, some years after the death of his second wife