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The Electress of the Palatinate ( German: Kurfürstin von der Pfalz) was the consort of the Prince-elector of the Electorate of the Palatinate, one of the Holy Roman Empire 's greatest princes. [1] First Electorate, 1356–1648. House of Wittelsbach, Main branch, 1356–1559. House of Palatinate-Simmern, 1559–1623.
Elisabeth of Hesse (13 February 1539 – 14 March 1582) was a German noblewoman, by birth member of the House of Hesse and by virtue of marriage Electress of Pfalz-Simmern . Early life. She was born as the seventh child and fourth daughter of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse and his wife, Duchess Christine of Saxony, daughter of George, Duke of Saxony .
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- Courtship and Marriage
- Electress Palatine
- Queen of Bohemia
- Exile
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Elizabeth was born at Dunfermline Palace, Fife, on 19 August 1596 at 2 o'clock in the morning. King James rode to the bedside from Callendar, where he was attending the wedding of the Earl of Orkney. At the time of her birth, her father was King of Scotland, but not yet King of England. Named in honour of Elizabeth I of England, her godmother, the ...
Suitors
As the daughter of a reigning monarch, the hand of the young Elizabeth was seen as a very desirable prize.Suitors came from across the continent and were many and varied. They included: 1. Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, son (and later successor) of the King of Sweden 2. Frederic Ulric, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 3. Prince Maurice of Nassau 4. Theophilus Howard, Lord Howard of Walden, later second Earl of Suffolk 5. Otto, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Kassel, son of Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-...
Courtship
Frederick arrived in England on 16 October 1612, and the match seemed to please them both from the beginning. Their contemporaries noted how Frederick seemed to "delight in nothing but her company and conversation". Frederick also struck up a friendship with Elizabeth's elder brother, Prince Henry, which delighted his prospective bride immensely. King James did not take into consideration the couple's happiness, but saw the match as "one step in a larger process of achieving domestic and Euro...
Marriage to Frederick V
The wedding took place on 14 February 1613 at the royal chapel at the Palace of Whitehall and was a grand occasion that saw more royalty than ever visit the court of England.The marriage was an enormously popular match and was the occasion for an outpouring of public affection with the ceremony described as "a wonder of ceremonial and magnificence even for that extravagant age". It was celebrated with lavish and sophisticated festivities both in London and Heidelberg, including mass feasts an...
After almost a two-month stay in London for continued celebrations, the couple began their journey to join the Electoral court in Heidelberg. The journey was filled with meeting people, sampling foods and wines, and being entertained by a wide variety of performers and companies. At each place the young couple stopped, Elizabeth was expected to dis...
In 1619 Elizabeth's husband Frederick was one of those offered the throne of Bohemia. The Kingdom of Bohemia was "an aristocratic republic in all but name", whose nobles elected the monarch. It was one of the few successful pluralist states. The country had enjoyed a long period of religious freedom, but in March 1619, on the death of Emperor Matth...
Fearing the worst, by the time of the defeat at the Battle of White Mountain, Elizabeth already had left Prague and was awaiting the birth of her fifth child at the Castle of Custrin, about 80 km (50 mi) from Berlin. It was there on 6 January 1621 that she "in an easy labour lasting little more than an hour" was delivered of a healthy son, Maurice....
When Elizabeth received the news of Frederick's death, she became senseless with grief and for three days did not eat, drink, or sleep. When Charles I heard of Elizabeth's state, he invited her to return to England, but she refused. The rights of her son and Frederick's heir Charles Louis "remained to be fought for". Elizabeth then fought for her s...
In 1660, the Stuarts were restored to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland in the person of Elizabeth's nephew Charles II. Elizabeth arrived in England on 26 May 1661. By July, she was no longer planning on returning to The Hague and made plans for the remainder of her furniture, clothing, and other property to be sent to her. She then proc...
Elizabeth and Frederick had 13 children, six of whom outlived their mother: 1. Henry Frederick, Hereditary Prince of the Palatinate(1614–1629); drowned 2. Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine (1617–1680); married Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, had issue including Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine, Duchess of Orleans; married Marie Luise von Degenfeld...
Under the English Act of Settlement 1701, the succession to the English and Scottish crowns (later British crown) was settled on Elizabeth's youngest daughter Sophia of Hanover and her issue. In August 1714, Sophia's son (Elizabeth's grandson) George Iascended to the throne, with the future Royal family all his descendants and hence, also descendan...
The Polish baroque poet Daniel Naborowski wrote a short poem praising Elizabeth's eyes.He had seen her in 1609, when he visited London on a diplomatic mission.A poem in praise of Elizabeth was written by the courtier and poet Sir Henry WottonThe Winter Queen plays a seminal role in Neal Stephenson's The Baroque Cycle which is largely set during her lifetime.[citation needed]Elizabeth is a main character in Daniel Kehlmann's novel Tyll(2017).- 17 February 1662, Westminster Abbey, London
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Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine. (1596-1662), Daughter of James I; wife of Frederick V, Elector Palatine. Sitter associated with 45 portraits. Elizabeth was the only surviving daughter of James I. In 1613 she married Frederick, the Protestant ruler of the Palatinate, an area of present-day Germany.
Prie-dieu of the Electress Palatine. Giovanni Battista Foggini (Firenze 1652-1725) e Galleria dei Lavori. Characteristics. Description. Date. 1706. Museum. Pitti Palace. Collection. Imperial and Royal Apartments. Location. Royal and Imperial Apartments, King's Bedroom. Technique. Ebony, gilded bronze, semiprecious stones. Size. 91 x 67 x 42 cm.
Title: Elizabeth, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia; Creator: Peter Oliver; Creator Lifespan: c. 1589-1647; Creator Nationality: English; Date Created: c. 1630; Location Created: England;...
views 3,644,858 updated. Elizabeth of Bohemia (1596–1662) Electress Palatine and queen of Bohemia. Name variations: Elisabeth of Bohemia; Elizabeth of England; Elizabeth, Electress Palatine; Elizabeth Stuart, the Winter Queen.
