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Elizabeth Stuart (daughter of Charles I)
1635Dec, 28

Elizabeth Stuart (daughter of Charles I)

Elizabeth Stuart, second daughter of King Charles I of England (d. 1650)
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.

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.

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    Peace of Prague (1635)

    Thirty Years' War: The Peace of Prague is signed.
  • 28Jul

    Siege of Schenkenschans

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    Siege of Schenkenschans

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  • 9Oct

    Roger Williams

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  • 22Nov

    Dutch pacification campaign on Formosa

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