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