Elizabeth Stuart (daughter of Charles I)

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.

This article is about the daughter of Charles I of England. For his elder sister, see Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia.

Elizabeth Stuart
Princess Elizabeth in 1649
Born28 December 1635
St. James's Palace, London
Died8 September 1650(1650-09-08) (aged 14)
Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight
Burial24 September 1650
St. Thomas's Church, Newport, Isle of Wight
HouseStuart
FatherCharles I, King of England
MotherHenrietta 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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