The Winter Queen and the House of Hanover

Almost every time the royal House of Hanover is mentioned their claim to the throne is also discussed, so I thought I would make this video on a woman that forms part of the familial connection of these houses.

Let’s look at the Winter Queen…

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Images (from Wikimedia Commons, unless otherwise stated):

Portrait of Anne of Denmark by an unknown artist (c. 1595-1603). Held in the Government Art Collection at the British Embassy, Copenhagen

Portrait of Henry, Prince of Wales by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (c.1603). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.

Portrait of Princess Elizabeth by Robert Peake the elder (1603). Held by the National Maritime Museum.

Detail from The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, 1605 by an unknown artist (c.1605). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.

Portrait of Princess Elizabeth (1596–1662), Later Queen of Bohemia by Robert Peake the elder (c.1606). Held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Portrait of Henry, Prince of Wales by Robert Peake the Elder (c.1610). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.

Engraving of John Harington, 1st Baron Harington of Exton by Magdalena de Passe, by Willem de Passe (1620s-1630s). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.

Portrait of Henry, Prince of Wales after Isaac Oliver (c.1610, based on a work of c.1610). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.

Portrait of Frederick V of the Palatinate from the workshop of Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt (1613). Held by Mauritshuis.

Portrait of Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia by an Unknown artist (1613). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.

Heidelberg Castle and the Hortus Palatinus by Jacques Fouquier (1620). Held by Kurpfälzisches Museum der Stadt Heidelberg.

Frederick V, Elector Palatinate as king of Bohemia: Detail of a painting, shown in the exhibition "Bavaria-Bohemia" 2007 in Zwiesel (Bavaria).

The Battle of White Mountain by Peter Snayers (1630s). Held by the Louvre Museum.

Portrait of Frederick V, Elector of the Palatinate by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt (c.1628-1632). Kunsthandel Hoogsteder & Hoogsteder - The Winter King: Exile at the Hague Court, Hague Historical Museum, The Hague, 6 December 2003–14 March 2004.

Portrait of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, the "Winter Queen” from the workshop of Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt (1623). Last auctioned: Sotherby's, New York, 30 January 2014, The Courts of Europe, lot 112.

Triumph of the Winter Queen: Allegory of the Just by Gerard van Honthorst (1636). Held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Portrait of Charles I when Prince of Wales after Daniel Mytens (1620s).

Portrait of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham by Pater Paul Rubens (1617-1628). Held by Pollok House.

Portrait of Charles I, King of England, on horseback with his equerry St. Antoine by Anthony van Dyck (1633). Held in the Royal Collection.

Portrait of Charles I in three positions by Anthony van Dyck (1635 - before June 1636). Held by the Royal Collection.

Portrait of Elizabeth Stuart 'the Winter Queen’ by Gerard van Honthorst (1642). Held by the National Gallery.

Portrait of Charles Louis and Rupert by Anthony van Dyck (1637). Held by the Louvre.

Portrait of Charles Louis by Anthony van Dyck (1641). Held in an unknown private collection.

The execution of King Charles I after an unknown artist (c.1649). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.

Portrait of Prince Edward of the Palatinate in Armour by Gerrit van Honthorst (17th century).

Self-portrait by Louise Hollandine, princess Palatine (1650). Held in a private collection.

Portrait of the Electress Sophia, Princess Palatine by Gerard van Honthorst (1650). Held by the National Trust.

Photograph of Westminster Abbey by Σπάρτακος (changes by Rabanus Flavus) (2013)

Portrait of King George I from the studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (1714-1725, based on a work of 1714). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.

Quoted texts:

Ronald G. Asch, ODNB entry for Elizabeth Stuart.

Also consulted, were:

Other relevant entries from The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online.

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[KCFailsALot]

I find it kinda ironic how Elizabeth refused to learn German at first and then later her grandson refused to learn English when he became king lol

[DarkAngel]

I'm the one who asked about a video on Elizabeth Stuart, The Winter Queen in the End Of Year Livestream, and was very excited to see this scheduled. I didn't expect it so quickly knowing how many topics Dr Kat has on her list! It's a shame I had to miss the Premiere. But thank you so much Dr Kat for this great video x

[jasperhorace]

James I was sometimes referred to as, ‘the wisest fool in Christendom’. So many of the Stuarts seem to have had an overdose of intellect and an under dose of common sense and Elizabeth appears to be no exception. Like her brother she obviously believed in the divine right and felt she was so superior she didn’t need to make concessions such as learning her people’s language or tolerating their less strict but still Protestant religion.

[lisam]

I always wondered how the Hanoverians were connected to the English throne. Now I know. Simpler than I figured.

[freedpeeb]

Huddled in my house watching a Canadian blizzard outside the window and immersed in your story of the Winter Queen, very fitting I think! What a life she lived, all those children and all the changes of fortune. I do hope she was happy.

[marjakingma]

In 1982 I worked for the Council of State in the library which was housed in the little white palace in The Hague where the Winter king and Winter Queen lived during their exile. I never forgot that. I was thrilled to see her portrait in The Queen’s House in Greenwich in 1998, the year I moved to London.

[shirleykathan-sayess]

I enjoy all of your videos! What got to me, was 17 pregnancies. How did they continue living after losing their children over and over again! It breaks my heart.
❤ Shirley

[valeriebohince]

Wow! That puts a brighter light on the Hanoverians. Dr. Kat, I love your videos. I'll definitely re-watch your video on Sofia of Hanover. Watching from Maryland USA.🫖🙂

[bbybella]

Elizabeth Stuart also very much idolized her godmother and namesake, Elizabeth I. She would sometimes pluck her hairline to imitate Elizabeth’s and was painted with a vivid red wig, dripping in jewels recognisably inherited from her godmother. She even practised her signature until it was almost indistinguishable from Elizabeth’s.
It’s common theme with MQOS’s granddaughters or great granddaughters that most of them idolized or try to mimic Elizabeth, Mary II of England did and so did Queen Anne.

[ea]

Excited to be watching in Kentucky. Always great to ready the weekend with a little culture.

[ary]

Can’t wait for this ! Many greetings from Hannover, Dr. Kat!

[MsJaytee]

I got taught this at primary school, it seems like that was unusual. We were taught about the kings and queens of Scotland from Kenneth McAlpin to Elizabeth II, including the Jacobite rebellions, and why the Hanoverian monarchs were chosen instead. Your videos are more interesting than my primary school teacher though. 😊

Sidenote: because I wasn’t great at English I didn’t do any Shakespeare, so I was in my late teens before I knew there was a play called MacBeth, I was only taught about the real person.

[kathrynstemler]

Only a minute in but when you think of ‘over 50 people’ in today’s line of succession you get to Princess Alexandra, grand daughter of a king.

[susanbellefeuille]

Very interesting piece of history, what a tangled web is weaved.

[morriganwitch]

Thank you for enabling me to make that leap xxx

[sandismith]

That puts a whole new tilt on British history for an American who has a hard time keeping up with royal lineage. Thank you for making the history lesson so easy to understand.

[ellynecrow]

Being of Bohemian descent, it was fascinating to learn about the Winter Queen. Bohemia was the name of the country, albeit then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, from which my great-grandmother emigrated. Since nobody seems to know about Bohemia, I usually say I'm of Slavic descent.

[jameshalley]

I first learned about the winter queen from tracing back up in my family tree. There was an ancestor listed who was supposed to be a daughter of Prince Maurice, who was a Pirate Prince along with his brother Prince Rupert. He was lost with his ship in a Caribbean hurricane. Supposed to be or not Maurice had a daughter, who was my ancestor, but there's no way to verify this of course. I read an interesting account of Prince Rupert in an online Canadian magazine about him and Ruperts Land, the lands that drained into Hudson Bay. Rupert was one of the absentee founders of the Hudson's Bay Company. Rupert was a real colorful character and probably made a lot of his family mad at him politically. The brothers were quite the warriors.

[jfsnj]

I knew this history from reading fairly extensively YET nothing compares to Dr. Kat telling the history!!!

[snac]

I loved the compassion in your thinking and voice when explaining Elizabeth’s marriage to Frederick. That personal introspective moment when you wondered what comfort she would have taken from her deceased brother’s advocacy for the union.
Bravo!