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What was the name Henrietta Maria preferred to sign her letters with?

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The Queen consort of Charles I preferred to sign her letters with ‘Henriette’, the French version of her name, rather than the English ‘Henrietta’, as it was seen as more fashionable and stylish at the time.
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