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Charlotte of the Palatinate (1628–1631)

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Princess Charlotte
Coat of Arms of Frederick V of the Palatinate.
Born(1628-12-19)19 December 1628
The Hague, Dutch Republic
Died(1631-01-14)14 January 1631 (aged 2)
The Hague, Dutch Republic
BurialKloosterkerk
HousePalatinate-Simmern
FatherFrederick V, Elector Palatine
MotherElizabeth Stuart

Charlotte of the Palatinate (Princess Palatine Charlotte; 19 December 1628 – 14 January 1631), was the fourth daughter of Frederick V, Elector Palatine (of the House of Wittelsbach), the "Winter King" of Bohemia, by his consort, the English princess Elizabeth Stuart. Charlotte was born in the Dutch Republic, where her family had sought refuge after the sequestration of their Electorate during the Thirty Years' War. Charlotte's brother Charles Louis was, as part of the Peace of Westphalia, restored to the Palatinate.

Biography

Princess Charlotte was born in The Hague, where her parents lived in exile after her father lost the Battle of White Mountain and was driven from the thrones of both Bohemia and the Palatinate.

Her paternal grandparents were Frederick IV and Louise Juliana of Nassau and maternal grandparents were James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark. She died on 14 January 1631, and her father, a Calvinist, died on 29 November 1632, the year after her.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Charlotte of the Palatinate
16. Frederick III, Elector Palatine
8. Louis VI, Elector Palatine
17. Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
4. Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
18. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
9. Elisabeth of Hesse
19. Christine of Saxony
2. Frederick V, Elector Palatine
20. William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen
10. William the Silent
21. Juliana of Stolberg-Werningerode
5. Louise Juliana of Nassau
22. Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier
11. Charlotte of Bourbon-Montpensier
23. Jacqueline de Longwy
1. Princess Charlotte
24. Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox
12. Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
25. Margaret Douglas
6. James I of England
26. James V of Scotland
13. Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland
27. Mary of Guise
3. Elizabeth Stuart
28. Christian III of Denmark
14. Frederick II of Denmark
29. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
7. Anne of Denmark
30. Ulrich III of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
15. Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
31. Elizabeth of Denmark

References

  1. Georg Wilhelm Hopf: Bayerische Geschichte in Zeittafeln, Schmid, 1865, S. 134

Bibliography

  • Carl Eduard Vehse: Geschichte der deutschen Höfe seit der Reformation: 4. Abth., Geschichte der Höfe der Häuser Baiern, Würtemberg, Baden und Hessen; 2. Th, Band 24, Hoffmann und Campe, 1853, S. 101 (in German)
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