Elizabeth Stuart (daughter of Charles I)
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This article is about the daughter of Charles I of England. For his elder sister, see Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia.
For people called Princess Elizabeth, see Princess Elizabeth (disambiguation).
Elizabeth Stuart (28 December 1635 – 8 September 1650) was the second daughter of Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, and his wife, Henrietta Maria of France.
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Elizabeth Stuart | |
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Born | 28 December 1635 St. James's Palace, London |
Died | 8 September 1650(1650-09-08) (aged 14) Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight |
Burial | 24 September 1650 St. Thomas's Church, Newport, Isle of Wight |
House | Stuart |
Father | Charles I, King of England |
Mother | Henrietta Maria of France |
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From age six until her death at age 14, Elizabeth was a prisoner of the English Parliament during the English Civil War. Her emotional written account of her final meeting with her father on the eve of his execution and his final words to his children have been published in numerous histories about the Civil War and Charles I.[1]