Excerpt from Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia's letter to her son the Elector Palatine Karl Ludwig, dated August 27, 1654

Source:

Briefe der Elisabeth Stuart, Königin von Böhmen, an ihren Sohn, den Kurfürsten Carl Ludwig von der Pfalz: 1650-1662, page 46, published by Litterarischer Verein in Stuttgart, 1902

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The letter excerpt:

Hagh Aug. 27.

... The Queene of Sueden is now at Breda, whith her is gone the Prince and Princess of Tarente, most of the french and the french Ambassadour, who uill persuade her to visit this place if she doe, you shall haue a verie true relation of her, she saw at Bruxells a procession and Mass at the Jesuists and at night she had the french players. She did ieere the Jesuists extremlie; they asked her, how she liked those ceremonies, she saide it was a prettie frolesie, and tolde them she had now seene three comedies in one day, a Mass, a procession and a play at night. ...

Above: Kristina.

Above: Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia.

Above: Elector Palatine Karl Ludwig.

Note: frolesie = frolick.