Elisabeth of the Palatinate

Elisabeth of the Palatinate (26 December 1618 – 11 February 1680), also known as Elisabeth of Bohemia, Princess Elisabeth of the Palatinate, or Princess-Abbess of Herford Abbey, was the eldest daughter of Frederick V, Elector Palatine (who was briefly King of Bohemia), and Elizabeth Stuart. Elisabeth of the Palatinate was a philosopher best known for her correspondence with René Descartes. She was critical of Descartes' dualistic metaphysics and her work anticipated the metaphysical concerns of later philosophers.

For other people with the same name, see Elisabeth of Bohemia (disambiguation) and Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine.
Princess Elisabeth
Portrait by Gerard van Honthorst, 1636
Princess-Abbess of Herford Abbey
Reign29 March 1667 – 11 February 1680
PredecessorElisabeth Louise Juliane of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken
SuccessorPrincess Elisabeth Albertine of Anhalt-Dessau
Born(1618-12-26)26 December 1618
Heidelberg, Electorate of the Palatinate
Died11 February 1680(1680-02-11) (aged 61)
Herford Abbey
HousePalatinate-Simmern
FatherFrederick V, Elector Palatine
MotherElizabeth Stuart
ReligionCalvinist
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