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Elisabeth (or Elizabeth) of Bohemia may refer to: Elisabeth Richeza of Poland (1286–1335), daughter of Przemysl II of Poland and wife of Wenceslaus II of Bohemia. Elisabeth of Bohemia (1292–1330) , daughter of Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and wife of John of Luxemburg, King of Bohemia.
Apr 3, 2024 · Elisabeth of Bohemia (1409–1442) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Elisabeth of Bohemia (probably Visegrád, Hungary, 7 October 1409[1] – Győr (Raab in German), Hungary, 19 December 1442) was the only daughter of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, king of Hungary and Bohemia, by his second wife Barbara of Celje.
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- November 27, 1409
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Elizabeth was born at Falkland Palace in Fife, Scotland. Her father gave her the name Elizabeth to make Queen Elizabeth I of England happy. The Queen had no children. James wanted her to choose him to be King of England when she died. She later agreed and James VI became King James I of England (as well as Wales and Ireland) in 1603. Elizabeth Stua...
At this time, there was strong fighting between Catholics and Protestants in England. King James was a devout Protestant, and many Catholics did not like him because he persecuted many papists by levying taxes against them, banning Mass, and even executing people for being heretics and witches if they didn’t denounce Catholicism. In 1605, a group d...
On February 14 1613, Elizabeth married Frederick V. He was the Elector of the Palatinate. She moved to his court at Heidelberg. Frederick was the leader of an important group of Protestant princes, called the Evangelical Union. James wanted Elizabeth to marry someone from this group so he could have a stronger friendship with them.
In 1619, Frederick was asked to become King of Bohemia. He and Elizabeth moved to Prague. There was also strong fighting between different religious groups there. After only a few months of being King, Frederick had to leave the country. Because she was queen for such a short time, Elizabeth is sometimes called ‘The Winter Queen’. She was also call...
Elizabeth and Frederick lived in exile in The Hague. They could not return to Bohemia. Frederick died in 1632 and Elizabeth lived in Holland for most of the rest of her life. After her brother’s son, Charles, became King of England and Scotland, she went to London to see him. She died there in 1662, when she was 65 years old.
She had thirteen children in total. Charles I Louis, became Elector of the Palatine in 1648. Her other children were: Frederick Henry von der Pfalz, Elisabeth of Bohemia, Princess Palatine, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Louise Marie of the Palatinate, Prince Maurice von Simmern, Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern and Sophia of Hanover. After the 1701 ...
The Elizabeth River in Southeastern Virginia was named in honour of the princess. Cape Elizabeth a peninsula and, today, a town in the U.S. state of Maine was also named for her. John Smithexplored and mapped New England. He gave names to places mainly based on the names used by Native Americans. When Smith showed his map to Charles I, he said that...
- 7 November 1619
- 14 February 1613 – 23 February 1623
Elisabeth of Bohemia (1409–1442) (Alžběta Lucemburská) (Elizabeth of Luxemburg) Emperor Sigismund: 1409: 1422: 1438 husband's coronation: 27 Oct 1439 husband's death: 25 Dec 1442: Albert II of Germany (Albrecht Habsburský) Joanna of Rožmitál (Johana z Rožmitálu) John of Rosental: c. 1430: 1450: 7 May 1457 husband's election: 22 Mar ...
Oct 19, 2020 · Elisabeth of Bohemia, Visegrád, Hungary, 7 October 1409 - Győr, Hungary, 19 December 1442 was the only daughter of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, king of Hungary and Bohemia, by his second wife, Barbara of Celje. Her father was the last male descent of the House of Luxemburg on the Imperial Throne.
Born at Falkland Castle in Fifeshire, Scotland, on August 15 or 19, 1596; died at Leicester House in Leicester Fields, England, on February 13, 1662; interred at Westminster Abbey, London; eldest daughter of Anne of Denmark (1574–1619) and James VI (1566–1625), king of Scotland (r. 1567–1625), later king of England as James I (r. 1603 ...
