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Elisabeth of the Palatinate

1618 - 1680

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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. She was critical of Descartes' dualistic metaphysics and her work anticipated the metaphysical concerns of later philosophers. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elisabeth of the Palatinate is the 4,054th most popular politician (up from 4,203rd in 2019), the 1,056th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,135th in 2019) and the 305th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Elisabeth of the Palatinate ranks 4,054 out of 19,576. Before her are Guy, Count of Flanders, Przemysł II, Adad-nirari I, J. R. Jayewardene, Oleg Gordievsky, and Sverre of Norway. After her are Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Cao Zhi, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, Henry I of Navarre, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, and Ségolène Royal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1618, Elisabeth of the Palatinate ranks 3. Before her are Aurangzeb, and Francesco Maria Grimaldi. After her are Jeremiah Horrocks, Hishikawa Moronobu, Ivan Bohun, François Pierre La Varenne, François Blondel, Vittoria Farnese, Peter Lely, Juraj Križanić, and Jan Dirksz Both. Among people deceased in 1680, Elisabeth of the Palatinate ranks 13. Before her are Nicolas Fouquet, Raimondo Montecuccoli, Willem Claesz. Heda, Jan Swammerdam, Samuel Butler, and Ferdinand Bol. After her are Emperor Go-Mizunoo, Thomas Bartholin, Ivan Sirko, La Voisin, John George II, Elector of Saxony, and Tokugawa Ietsuna.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Elisabeth of the Palatinate ranks 1,056 out of 7,253. Before her are Reinhard Scheer (1863), Joseph Berchtold (1897), August von Kotzebue (1761), Marianne Bachmeier (1950), Charles De Coster (1827), and Bert Trautmann (1923). After her are Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (1792), John McEnroe (1959), Caroline of Brunswick (1768), Max Schreck (1879), Johan Zoffany (1733), and Erich Heckel (1883).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Elisabeth of the Palatinate ranks 305. Before her are Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria (1831), Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands (1774), Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1831), William II of Württemberg (1848), Gotthard Kettler (1517), and Joseph Berchtold (1897). After her are Caroline of Brunswick (1768), Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513), Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1370), Franz Ziereis (1905), Franz, Duke of Bavaria (1933), and Peter Minuit (1589).

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