Elizabeth Charlotte was the daughter of
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, and
Louise Juliana of Orange-Nassau. Her brother
Frederick became famous as the Elector-Palatine and "Winter King" of
Bohemia. In 1616 Elizabeth Charlotte married George William, with whom she had three children. The marriage was arranged to unite two Protestant dynasties. In 1618, her brother's deposition from the throne of Bohemia caused the
Thirty Years' War. Her spouse was described as ambivalent and passive, but Charlotte ensured protection for her sibling when Brandenburg sided against
Austria in the affairs of Bohemia and the
Holy Roman Empire. At court, she favoured the
Protestant party against the pro-Austrian party. She influenced her son to sympathize with the Protestant cause, and he came to have a great affection for his mother, closer than what was usually common during that age. She spent her last years at
Crossen, where she died. ==Issue==