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'''Elizabeth Stuart''' (19 August 1596{{snd}}13 February 1662) was [[Electress of the Palatinate]] and briefly [[Queen consort of Bohemia|Queen of Bohemia]] as the wife of [[Frederick V of the Palatinate]]. Prince Frederick's selection for the crown by the nobles of Bohemia was part of the political and religious turmoil of the [[Thirty Years' War]]. Since her husband's reign in Bohemia lasted over one winter, she is called the '''Winter Queen'''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elizabeth Stuart of Bohemia, the 'Winter Queen' {{!}} Royal Museums Greenwich|url=https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/elizabeth-stuart-bohemia-winter-queen|url-status=live|access-date=11 May 2021|website=Royal Museums Greenwich}}</ref>
Princess Elizabeth was the only surviving daughter of [[James VI and I]], [[King of Scotland]], [[King of England|England]], and [[King of Ireland|Ireland]], and his queen, [[Anne of Denmark]]. Born in Scotland, she was named in honour of her father's predecessor and cousin in England, [[Elizabeth I]]. During Elizabeth Stuart's childhood, unbeknownst to her, part of the failed [[Gunpowder Plot]] was a scheme to replace her father with her on the throne, and forcibly raise her as a [[Catholic]].
Her father later arranged for her marriage to the [[Protestant]] Frederick V, a senior prince of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. They were married in the Chapel Royal in the [[Palace of Whitehall]], and then left for his lands in Germany. Their marriage proved successful, but after they left Bohemia they spent some time in exile in [[The Hague]], while the Thirty Years' War continued. After his death, she eventually returned briefly to England, at the end of her own life, during the [[Stuart Restoration]] of her nephew, and is buried in [[Westminster Abbey]].
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