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Jun 19, 2024 · Louis ordered a scorched-earth campaign, which became known as the “Devastation of the Palatinate.” By December 20, Louis had marked the cities, towns, villages, and châteaux fated for destruction on a map.
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Jun 27, 2024 · Elizabeth Stuart (19 August 1596 – 13 February 1662) was Electress of the Palatinate and briefly Queen of Bohemia as the wife of Frederick V of the Palatinate. The couple's selection for the crown by the nobles of Bohemia was part of the political and religious turmoil setting off the Thirty Years' War .
5 days ago · Elisabeth of the Palatinate (26 December 1618 – 11 February 1680), also known as Elisabeth of Bohemia, Princess Elisabeth of the Palatinate, or Princess-Abbess of Herford Abbey, was the eldest daughter of Frederick V, Elector Palatine (who was briefly King of Bohemia), and Elizabeth Stuart.
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Jun 20, 2024 · Anne of the Palatinate 1329–1353: Herman II of Celje c. 1360 –1435: Alexandra of Lithuania d. 1434: Rupert II of the Palatinate 1325–1398: Mary I of Hungary 1371–1395: Sigismund 1368–1437 King of Bohemia r. 1419–1437 also King of Hungary and Croatia and Holy Roman Emperor: Barbara of Cilli 1392–1451: Wenceslaus IV the Idle 1361 ...
3 days ago · The Palatinate branch kept the Palatinate until 1918, having succeeded also to Bavaria in 1777. With the Golden Bull of 1356 the Counts Palatine were invested with the electoral dignity, their county became the Electorate of the Palatinate .
5 days ago · He married twice, first to Henrietta of England and then to Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate. Two of his daughters, Marie Louise and Anne Marie , became queens consort of Spain and Sardinia respectively, while his son Philippe II served as regent of France from 1715 to 1723.
Jun 27, 2024 · In 1671 he remarried Elisabeth Charlotte, daughter of Charles I of the Pfalz (son of the "Winter King" Frederick V and Elisabeth, sister of king Charles I). She was the famous "Liselotte" von der Pfalz, known for her intelligence and good companionship with Louis XIV.
