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Who was Philippe I's first wife?

  • Henrietta of England

  • Elizabeth Charlotte

  • Marie Thérèse

  • Anne of Austria

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Henrietta of England was the first wife of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans. She was the youngest daughter of King Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France. The marriage was arranged by Cardinal Mazarin, the chief minister of France, as part of an alliance between England and France. The couple married in 1661 and had two children, Marie Louise and Philippe Charles.
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