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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.
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 ...
Aug 14, 2024 · Named after Elizabeth I, her father’s predecessor and cousin twice removed, who was on the throne when she was born, Elizabeth Stuart initially grew up in Linlithgow Palace.
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.
Jan 8, 2024 · 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 inherited the ‘names and virtues, the majesty and generosity of our immortal queen Elizabeth I’.
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.
May 17, 2023 · Born in 1596 at Dunfermline Palace, Elizabeth was the daughter of King James VI of Scotland (later to unite the crowns as James I of England and Ireland) and Queen Anne of Denmark;...
