Madame Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orléans, also known as Liselotte von der Pfalz, was a German member of the House of Wittelsbach who married into the French royal family. She was the second wife
Portrait by Pierre Mignard, 1675
Liselotte as a child of about 4 or 5 years, copper engraving by Johann Schweizer after Wallerant Vaillant. Austrian National Library, Vienna
Heidelberg Castle by Gerrit Berckheyde, 1670
Anonymous, circa 1670
Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
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Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, was the younger son of King Louis XIII of France and Anne of Austria, and the younger brother of King Louis XIV. He was the founder of the House of Orléans, a cadet branch
Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine
…Liselotte von der Pfalz, was a German member of the House of Wittelsbach who married into the French royal family. She was the second wife of Monsieur Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (younger brother of Louis XIV). By Philippe, Liselotte was the mother of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, and Élisabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Lorraine…
Portrait by Pierre Mignard
Philippe and his elder brother, the future Louis XIV, by an unknown painter
Portrait sent by Anne of Austria to her brother, Philip IV, c. 1650 by Jean Nocret
Philippe dressed for his brother's coronation, c. 1654 by an unknown artist