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 Liston Henrietta Liston Henrietta Liston was a British botanist and wife of diplomat Robert Liston. The National Library of Scotland has digitized her journals. Born in Antigua to a Scottish planter Nathaniel Marchant and his wife Sarah Nanton, Henrietta Marchant was baptized on 17 March 1752. Five of her siblings perished in their infancy. She lost her parents when she was eight and moved along with her brothers to her maternal aunt's residence in Glasgow. She married diplomat Robert Liston on 27 February 1796 and the couple arrived in the United States in 1796. While in the US, Henrietta Liston visited