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
Liselotte von der Pfalz
Madame, Duchesse d’Orléans
Élisabeth-Charlotte du Palatinat
birthName Elisabeth Charlotte
burialPlace Royal Basilica of Saint-Denis
child Alexandre Louis d’Orléans, Duke of Valois
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
Élisabeth Charlotte d’Orléans
convertedTo Roman Catholicism
correspondenceImportance major primary source for social history of Louis XIV’s reign
countryOfBirth Electoral Palatinate
countryOfDeath Kingdom of France
court French court
dateOfBirth 1652-05-27
dateOfDeath 1722-12-08
era Ancien Régime France
linked to: Ancien Régime

reign of Louis XIV
father Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
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
nationality German
nobleFamily House of Wittelsbach
notableFor candid descriptions of the court of Louis XIV
extensive correspondence
placeOfBirth Heidelberg
placeOfDeath Saint-Cloud
placeOfMarriage Châlons-sur-Marne
politicalRole mother of the Regent Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
reasonForConversion marriage into the French royal family
relative Louis XIV of France
relativeType sister-in-law of Louis XIV
religion Protestantism
residence Palace of Versailles
Palais-Royal
spouse Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
spouseTitle Monsieur, brother of Louis XIV
title Duchess of Orléans
Madame (at the court of France)
writingStyle frank and often humorous

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