Hortus Palatinus
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The Hortus Palatinus, or Garden of the Palatinate, was a Baroque garden attached to Heidelberg Castle, Germany. The garden was commissioned by Frederick V, Elector Palatine in 1614 for his new wife, E
Heidelberg Castle and the Hortus Palatinus, showing the large, multi-level terraced garden.
Detail of the multi-level terracing of the Hortus Palatinus, which required the 'toppling the peaks of the mountains' by Salomon de Caus.
One of Salomon de Caus's grottos, allegedly containing Rosicrucian meanings.
The ruins of the gardens in modern Heidelberg today.
Elizabeth Stuart was Electress of the Palatinate and briefly Queen of Bohemia as the wife of Frederick V of the Palatinate. The couple's selection for the crown by the nobles of Bohemia was part of th
Portrait by the Workshop of Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, c. 1623
Elizabeth at the age of 7 by Robert Peake the Elder
Coombe Abbey painted in 1797 by Maria Johnson
Elizabeth, aged about 10 years old, by Robert Peake the Elder