Marriage
A potential marriage contract between Anne and King Louis XV of France was eventually discarded when the French insisted that Anne convert to Roman Catholicism. On 25 March 1734 (New Style) in the Chapel Royal at St. James's Palace, she married William IV, Prince of Orange. William had a spinal deformity, which affected his appearance, but Anne said she would marry him even "if he were a baboon". She ceased to use her British style in favour of the title she gained by marriage. The music played on her wedding, This is the day was set by Händel to the princess's own words based on Psalms 45 and 118. She quarreled with her brother, the Prince of Wales, about her choice.
William and Anne sailed to Holland after a honeymoon at Kew. Anne soon felt homesick when her husband went on campaign in the Rhineland, and she travelled back to England believing herself to be pregnant. Eventually, her husband and father commanded her to return to Holland. By April 1735, it was clear she was not with child after all. In 1736, she did become pregnant, but the child (a daughter) was stillborn.
Read more about this topic: Anne, Princess Royal And Princess Of Orange
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