Charles I Louis
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Charles I Louis was Elector Palatine from 1648 until his death. He was the second son of Frederick V of the Palatinate, the "Winter King" of Bohemia, and the British princess Elizabeth Stuart.
Portrait by Sir Anthony van Dyck, c. 1641
![Charles Louis with his teacher Volrad von Plesse [de], painting by Jan Lievens, 1631.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/PaintingJanLievensPrinceCharlesLouisWithHisTutor1631.jpg/500px-PaintingJanLievensPrinceCharlesLouisWithHisTutor1631.jpg)
Charles Louis with his teacher Volrad von Plesse [de], painting by Jan Lievens, 1631.
Charles Louis, Elector Palatine by Anthony van Dyck, 1637
Engraving of Charles I Louis
Frederick V was the Elector Palatine of the Rhine in the Holy Roman Empire from 1610 to 1623, and reigned as King of Bohemia from 1619 to 1620. He was forced to abdicate both roles, and the brevity of
Charles I Louis
…Charles I Louis (German: Karl I. Ludwig; 22 December 1617 – 28 August 1680) was Elector Palatine from 1648 until his death. He was the second son of Frederick V of the Palatinate, the "Winter King" of Bohemia, and the British princess Elizabeth Stuart. After living the first half of his life in exile during the German Thirty…
Portrait by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, c. 1630
Portrait of Frederick by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1613
Elizabeth Stuart in 1613, later Queen of Bohemia, called the Winter Queen
Heidelberg Castle and the Hortus Palatinus commissioned by Frederick, and designed by English architect Inigo Jones (1573–1652) and French engineer Salomon de Caus (1576–1626), painting by Jacques Fouquier