Charles Lewis (Louis), Elector Palatine

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Charles Lewis (Louis), Elector Palatine

by Unknown artist, sold by Thomas Jenner
line engraving, 1619
7 1/2 in. x 4 7/8 in. (190 mm x 124 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D18145

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  • Thomas Jenner (active 1621-1662), Printseller. Artist or producer associated with 23 portraits.
  • Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.

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Current affairs

Queen of James I, Anne of Denmark dies at Hampton Court of consumption and dropsy. Her state funeral is comparable to that of Elizabeth I.
The first permanent banqueting house at Whitehall, built for James I, is destroyed by fire. Inigo Jones is immediately commissioned to design a new one.

Art and science

Clergyman, Arthur Hildersham, publishes A Briefe Forme of Examination and The Doctrine of Communicating Worthily in the Lord's Supper. A Puritan divine, Hildersham advocated for regular communion and emphasised the need of assurance in salvation.

International

Frederick V, Elector Palatine and his wife, Elizabeth, James I's daughter, are crowned King and Queen of Bohemia.
The first Africans start to arrive in Virginia, North America, as indentured servants. Gradually a shift in their status

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