Elisabeth of the Palatinate

Princess Elisabeth
Princess Elisabeth
	Portrait by Gerard van Honthorst, 1636
Princess-Abbess of Herford Abbey
Reign	29 March 1667 – 11 February 1680
Predecessor	Elisabeth Louise Juliane of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken
Successor	Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Anhalt-Dessau
Born	26 December 1618; Heidelberg, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire
Died	11 February 1680 (aged 61); Imperial Abbey of Herford, Holy Roman Empire
Burial	Herford Abbey
House	Palatinate-Simmern
Father	Frederick V, Elector Palatine
Mother	Elizabeth Stuart
Religion	Calvinist

Elisabeth of the Palatinate (German: Elisabeth von der Pfalz; 26 December 1618 – 11 February 1680), also known as Elisabeth of Bohemia (Elisabeth von Böhmen), 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.^[1] She was critical of Descartes' dualistic metaphysics and her work anticipated the metaphysical concerns of later philosophers.^[2]^[3]

^ Shapiro, L. (2013). "Elisabeth, Princess of Bohemia". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Craig, Edward (1998). Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780415073103.

[Shapiro-1] Shapiro, L. (2013). "Elisabeth, Princess of Bohemia". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

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[3] Craig, Edward (1998). Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780415073103.

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