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Madame Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orléans (born Princess Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, [1] German: Elisabeth Charlotte; 27 May 1652 – 8 December 1722), also known as Liselotte von der Pfalz, was a German member of the House of Wittelsbach who married into the French royal family.
Elizabeth Charlotte was the daughter of Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, and Louise Juliana of Orange-Nassau. Her brother Frederick became famous as the Elector-Palatine and "Winter King" of Bohemia. In 1616 Elizabeth Charlotte married George William, with whom she had three children. The marriage was arranged to unite two Protestant dynasties.
Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine. Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine was the duchess of Orléans and the sister-in-law of Louis XIV of France. When the Palatinate-Simmern branch of the Wittelbachs died out, Louis XIV laid claim to the Palatinate and started the War of the Grand Alliance, which laid waste to the Palatine. Liselotte, as ...
Élisabeth Charlotte was born on 13 September 1676 at the Château de Saint-Cloud, located outside of Paris, France. She was the third child and first daughter of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, Monsieur, and his second wife, Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine, the daughter of Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine.
Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine (1652-1722), was the second wife of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (younger brother of Louis XIV of France). Through her daughter she was the grandmother of Francis I , Holy Roman Emperor, the husband of Maria Theresa , and great-grandmother of Joseph II and Leopold II (both Holy Roman Emperors) and Marie ...
The Chevalier de Lorraine and the Marquis d'Effiat were rumoured by many to be accomplices in poisoning Henrietta, [29] among them Philippe's second wife, Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine, [37] and the Duc de Saint-Simon. [38]
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Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine → Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orleans – There is no historical or modern basis for this figure to bear the title of "Madame Palatine". As the wife of the King's eldest brother, yes, she indeed was known as "Madame"; but (1) this was not an actual title, merely a form of address, and (2) it was never ...