Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
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Wikipedia
Mary, Princess Royal, Princess of Orange and Countess of Nassau (4 November 1631 – 24 December 1660) was the eldest daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland and his queen, Henrietta Maria. She was the wife of William II, Prince of Orange and Count of Nassau (27 May 1626–6 November 1650) and the mother of King William III of England and Ireland, II of Scotland (14 November 1650–8 May 1702). Mary Stuart or Mary of Orange, as she was also known, was the first daughter of a British Sovereign to hold the title Princess Royal.
1893 text
Mary, Princess Royal, eldest daughter of Charles I., and widow of William of Nassau, Prince of Orange. She was not supposed to be inconsolable, and scandal followed her at the court of Charles II., where she died of small-pox, December 24th, 1660.
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“Princess Royal” generally denotes the eldest daughter of the monarch: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Royal
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The princess at the age of ten —
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List of Princesses Royal
The following is a complete list of women officially styled as “Princess Royal
Mary was the first to have this english title she was approx. 18 mths younger than C2
for more mary’s bio at
http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Princess_of_Orange