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Princess Elizabeth was the only surviving daughter of James VI and I, King of Scotland, England, and Ireland, and his queen, Anne of Denmark; she was the elder sister of Charles I. Born in Scotland, she was named in honour of her father's predecessor and cousin in England, Elizabeth I.
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Aug 15, 2024 · Elizabeth Stuart, British princess who was titular queen of Bohemia. The daughter of James VI of Scotland (later James I of Great Britain) and Anne of Denmark, she married Frederick V, the Elector Palatine, in 1613. Frederick was crowned king of Bohemia in 1619, but the royal couple was soon driven into exile.
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Elizabeth Stuart was the second child of King James I (VI of Scotland) and Queen Anne and their only daughter to survive past infancy. Her brother Charles, four years younger than his sister, was considered weak and unlikely to survive into adulthood.
Jan 8, 2024 · As the King’s eldest daughter, Elizabeth was a valuable political pawn, her hand in marriage a powerful tool to broker alliances with the royal families of the continent – and a way to fulfill James’ role as Europe’s ‘peacemaker’.
The daughter of King James VI and I was Electress Palatine of the Rhine and Queen of Bohemia, and through her grandson, the founder of a new British ruling dynasty.
Nov 11, 2015 · Elizabeth Stuart (1596–1662) was the charismatic daughter of King James VI of Scotland (later James I of England) and Anna of Denmark. She married the Calvinist Frederick V, Elector Palatine, at age 16, and lived happily in Heidelberg, Germany, for six years before being crowned Queen of Bohemia at 23 and moving to Prague.
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia. On the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603, King James succeeded to the English throne. Elizabeth, then aged 7, travelled south along with her mother and elder brother Henry, to join King James in England.
