Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine
(1596-1662), Daughter of James I; wife of Frederick V, Elector PalatineSitter 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. In 1619, following a rebellion against the Catholic Habsburg rulers, Frederick accepted the throne of Bohemia. He and Elizabeth were expelled after less than a year, however, in one of the early battles of the Thirty Years' War. Living in exile in The Hague, Elizabeth came to be seen as an ideal Protestant heroine; her hardships in exile, combined with her beauty, made her a legend in England as 'The Winter Queen'. Her large family of children included Prince Rupert and Princess Sophia, the mother of King George I.
Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine
by Robert Peake the Elder
oil on canvas, circa 1610
On display in Room 4 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6113
Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, 1613
NPG 5529
Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine
studio of Michiel Jansz. van Miereveldt
oil on panel, circa 1623, based on a work of circa 1623
NPG 71
Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine
studio of Gerrit van Honthorst
oil on panel, feigned oval, circa 1642
NPG 511
Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine
printed and published by Peter Stent
line engraving, probably early 17th century
NPG D25743
Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine
by Crispijn de Passe the Elder
line engraving, early 17th century
NPG D25748
Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine
printed and published by Peter Stent
line engraving, probably early 17th century
NPG D25749
Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine
after Unknown artist
line engraving, 17th century
NPG D25751
Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine
by Willem Jacobsz Delff, after Michiel Jansz. van Miereveldt
line engraving, early 17th century
NPG D26450
possibly by Balthasar Moncornet, after Unknown artist
line engraving, early 17th century
NPG D26454
Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine
by Crispijn de Passe the Elder
line engraving, early 17th century
NPG D18127
Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine
after Crispijn de Passe the Elder
line engraving, 17th century
NPG D18128
Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine
published by Broer Jansen
line engraving, 17th century
NPG D26456
Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine
after Crispijn de Passe the Elder
line engraving, 17th century
NPG D18129
Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine
after Crispijn de Passe the Elder
line engraving, 17th century
NPG D18906
Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine
by Boetius Adams Bolswert (Bolswerth), after Michiel Jansz. van Miereveldt
line engraving, 1615
NPG D10712
by Simon de Passe
line engraving, circa 1616-1620
NPG D33599
after Unknown artist
etching and woodcut, 1619
NPG D9482
The King and Queen of Bohemia and their family
by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1622 or after
NPG D26452
Related People
- Anne of Denmark (mother)
- King Charles I (brother)
- Charles Lewis (Louis), Elector Palatine (son)
- Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (grandfather)
- Elizabeth, Princess of the Palatinate (daughter)
- Frederick V, King of Bohemia and Elector Palatine (husband)
- Frederick Henry, Prince of the Palatinate (son)
- Henry, Prince of Wales (brother)
- King James I of England and VI of Scotland (father)
- Prince Louis (son)
- Louise Hollandine, Princess Palatine (daughter)
- Mary, Queen of Scots (grandmother)
- Maurice, Prince Palatine (son)
- Prince Rupert, Count Palatine (son)
- Princess Sophia, Electress of Hanover (daughter)
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