Madame Palatine

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Madame Palatine was Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orléans, a German-born princess at the French court known for her extensive and candid correspondence that offers a vivid portrait of life under Louis XIV.

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instanceOf duchess ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
letter writer ⓘ
member of royalty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orléans NERFINISHED ⓘ
Liselotte von der Pfalz NERFINISHED ⓘ
Madame, Duchesse d’Orléans NERFINISHED ⓘ
Élisabeth-Charlotte du Palatinat NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthName Elisabeth Charlotte NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace Royal Basilica of Saint-Denis NERFINISHED ⓘ
child Alexandre Louis d’Orléans, Duke of Valois NERFINISHED ⓘ
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans NERFINISHED ⓘ
Élisabeth Charlotte d’Orléans NERFINISHED ⓘ
convertedTo Roman Catholicism ⓘ
correspondenceImportance major primary source for social history of Louis XIV’s reign ⓘ
countryOfBirth Electoral Palatinate NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfDeath Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
court French court ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1652-05-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1722-12-08 ⓘ
era Ancien Régime France NERFINISHED ⓘ
reign of Louis XIV ⓘ
father Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
influence provided key insights into the Orléans branch of the Bourbon dynasty ⓘ
languageWritten French ⓘ
German ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
laterNationality French ⓘ
marriageDate 1671-11-16 ⓘ
mother Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationality German ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Wittelsbach NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor candid descriptions of the court of Louis XIV ⓘ
extensive correspondence ⓘ
placeOfBirth Heidelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Saint-Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfMarriage Châlons-sur-Marne NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalRole mother of the Regent Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
reasonForConversion marriage into the French royal family ⓘ
relative Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
relativeType sister-in-law of Louis XIV ⓘ
religion Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Protestantism
residence Palace of Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ
Palais-Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse Philippe I, Duke of Orléans NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouseTitle Monsieur, brother of Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ
title Duchess of Orléans NERFINISHED ⓘ
Madame (at the court of France) NERFINISHED ⓘ
writingStyle frank and often humorous ⓘ

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