Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
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Charles Louis, Elector Palatine, was the second son of Frederick V of the Palatinate, the "Winter King" of Bohemia, and of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia and sister of Charles I of England.
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/600px-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 of the Palatinate
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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 his reign in Bohemia earned him the derisive sobriquet "the Winter King".
Portrait by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, c. 1630
Portrait of Frederick by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1613.
Elizabeth Stuart (1596–1662), 1613.
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.