ELIZABETH, QUEEN OF BOHEMIA
- ELIZABETH, QUEEN OF BOHEMIA
daughter of James VI. of Scotland and I. of England; married Frederick V., Elector Palatine, who for a brief time held the throne of Bohemia; her daughter Sophia, by marrying the Elector of Hanover, formed a tie which ultimately brought the crown of England to the House of Brunswick (1596-1662).
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia.
James Wood.
1907.
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