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.
'James I and his royal progeny'
by Charles Turner, published by Samuel Woodburn, after Willem de Passe
mezzotint, published 1814
NPG D9808
Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine
by Henry Thomas Ryall
line engraving, published 1836
NPG D25746
after Francis Poyntz
albumen print, circa 1887 (1670s)
NPG D32077
Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine
probably after Michiel Jansz. van Miereveldt
photogravure, published 1902
NPG D42681
'James I and his royal progeny'
by Willem de Passe, published by John Bill, sold by Thomas Jenner
line engraving, circa 1625-1637
NPG D19378
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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