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Elizabeth Stuart (19 August 1596 – 13 February 1662) was Electress of the Palatinate and briefly Queen of Bohemia as the wife of Frederick V of the Palatinate. The couple's selection for the crown by the nobles of Bohemia was part of the political and religious turmoil setting off the Thirty Years' War.
Named in honor of Elizabeth I of England, Elizabeth Stuart was born on August 19, 1596 at Falkland castle, in Fifeshire, Scotland. Elizabeth, as the second child and eldest daughter of James VI of Scotland and I of England and his Queen, Anne of Denmark, was never destined to be a Queen.
Aug 15, 2024 · Elizabeth Stuart (born August 19, 1596, Falkland Palace, Fifeshire, Scotland—died February 13, 1662, Westminster, London, England) was a British princess who from 1619 was the titular queen of Bohemia.
Elizabeth Stuart (28 December 1635 – 8 September 1650) was the second daughter of Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, and his wife, Henrietta Maria of France. From age six until her death at age 14, Elizabeth was a prisoner of the English Parliament during the English Civil War.
Discover the romantic marriage and brave life of the 'Winter Queen', daughter of James I, and hidden figure of British history. She was named after Elizabeth I; according to pamphleteer John Reynolds, ‘She inherited the name and virtues, the majesty and generosity of our immortal queen Elizabeth.’. Her wedding to Frederick V, Prince ...
Elizabeth Stuart is one the most misrepresented – and underestimated – figures of the seventeenth century. Daughter of James VI & I, she was married to Frederick V, Elector Palatine in 1613 – they were crowned King and Queen of Bohemia in 1619, only to be deposed and exiled to the Dutch Republic in 1620.
Jan 8, 2024 · Elizabeth Stuart, the daughter of James VI and Anne of Denmark, was born at Dunfermline Palace, Fife, on 19 August 1596. A granddaughter of the fallen Mary Queen of Scots, she was named in honor of her godmother, Elizabeth I. Intelligent, brave, and and a famed beauty, she was described by her contemporaries as having….
Nov 29, 2018 · As daughter of King James VI of Scotland (from 1603 also James I of England) and Anna of Denmark, Elizabeth was always at the center stage of politics. At the heart of the Gunpowder Plot was a plan to install her as Catholic puppet queen when she was but eight and a half years old.
The Correspondence of Elizabeth Stuart is the first complete edition of the letters of Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662), Electress Palatine of the Rhine and Queen of Bohemia, daughter of King James...
Elizabeth Stuart, born on 19 August 1596 at Dunfermline Palace in Scotland, was the Electress of the Palatinate and briefly the Queen of Bohemia as the wife of Frederick V of the Palatinate.
