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Louise Maria war das sechste Kind des Kurfürsten Friedrich V. von der Pfalz und Königs von Böhmen und seiner Gattin Elisabeth Stuart. "[She was the] most talented and difficult of the children of the King and Queen of Bohemia ..." (in: Carola Oman: Elizabeth of Bohemia, id., p. 260). "Between 1 and 2 A. M. [8. April 1622] the queen had been safely delivered of a sixth child and second daughter, a lovely fair infant. A princess had evidently been desired by the absent ex-king [her father], for her names were already settled. She was to be Louise, after his mother, and Hollandine out of compliment to her godfathers and hosts, the States of Holland. The christening of the Princess Louise Hollandine took place when she was eight days old ... The baptism was performed 'with as much solemnity as this place [the Klooster-Kerke] can afford', and the princess received rich gifts. The States of Holland granted her a life pension of two hundred pounds; her other godfather, Christian of Brunswick, sent her the latest and largest ransom extorted by him from a prisoner of war. Since the distance between the nursery and the church was so short, the christening procession went on foot, but it was an imposing spectacle, for it was headed by the Prince of Orange [= Moritz von Oranien], 'with the captains and commanders of all nations, and all his court'. 'The child, following, being carried under a canopy', was immediately preceded by the British Ambassador and her eldest brother; the representatives of the States of Holland were followed by the two godmothers, Sophie of Nassau-Dietz and Amalia of Nassau [= Emilie von Oranien, der Schwester von Moritz von Oranien], 'Princess of Portugal'. 'All the ladies of quality in this town' brought up the rear of an orderly cortège watched by large crowds with sympathetic interest." (in: Carola Oman: Elizabeth of Bohemia, id., pp. 269-270). Wie ihre Mutter liebte sie das Reiten und die Jagd über alles.
Ihre jüngste Schwester Sophie von der Pfalz schrieb über sie: "Princess Louise was not so handsome [wie die älteste Schwester Elisabeth], but had, in my opinion, a more amiable disposition. She devoted herself to painting, and so strong was her talent for it that she could take likenesses without seeing the originals. While painting others she neglected herself sadly." (in: Memoirs of Sophia, Electress of Hanover: 1630-1680, id, p. 15).
[Beschreibung von ihr, als sie 17 Jahre alt war]: "Her nose, had it not belonged to a princess, must have been termed impertinent, but she managed to make people think her a beauty, for her auburn hair and eager expression were highly attractive. In colouring she resembled her little brother Philip, but in gait and carriage she was very like Rupert. Louise and Rupert, who had many tastes in common, were the artists of the family. Gerard van Honthorst found the princess a most promising pupil." (in: Carola Oman: Elizabeth of Bohemia, id., p. 349).
Am 19. Dezember 1657, einem Mittwoch, erschien Louise Hollandine nicht zum Mittagessen bei ihrer Mutter. "The failure of the artist-princess Louise to appear for the mid-day meal did not at first cause alarm. She had vaguely mentioned some scheme of visiting acquaintances at Scheveningen. The results of enquiries made in the household as to her expedition, however, were disquieting. No carriage was missing from the stables, no attendants were absent. Neither halberdier, footman, page, lady-in-waiting nor fille de chambre had seen anything of the princess since last night. She had apparently left the house in darkness, on foot, alone and without money. Her bed-chamber was searched, and a note addressed to her mother was found. The gist of this entirely formal document was that when the princess arrived at her destination which she was not yet at liberty to disclose, she hoped to inform her Majesty of her reasons for taking the veil in a Catholic nunnery." (in: Carola Oman: Elizabeth of Bohemia, id., pp. 397-398).
Was war geschehen? "Before daylight that morning she [Louise Hollandine] had silently quitted the house ... and taken her solitary way to Delfshaven. There, the priest of a M. La Roque, captain of the Guard to William II, Prince of Orange, had escorted her aboard a ship bound for Bergen op Zoom. Her destination was Paris, via the English Carmelite convent at Antwerp. The Queen of Bohemia never saw her most congenial daughter again." (in: Carola Oman: Elizabeth of Bohemia, id., p. 399). Laut einer engen Freundin des Hauses, einer Marie von Bergen op Zoom, Prinzessin von Zollern, sei Louise Hollandine in ein Kloster geflohen, um die Geburt eines unehelichen Kindes zu verheimlichen. Aber es gab viele Zeitgenossen, die diese Aussage für eine Lüge hielten. "Louise passed from Henrietta Maria's [ihre Tante, die Gattin ihres Onkels, des englischen Königs Karl I.] foundation of Chaillot to the convent of Maubuisson, near Pontoise, whence in September 1660 ... she became Abbess of this community, and lived a blameless existence to the age of eighty-eight. ... She continued, until after her eightieth year, to execute oil-paintings of considerable merit. Alone of the surviving children of the Queen of Bohemia she received no mention in her mother's will." (in: Carola Oman: Elizabeth of Bohemia, id., p. 401).
Ihr Cousin Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg hatte sich in sie verliebt, als sie 15 Jahre alt war. Seine Mutter Elisabeth Charlotte und ihr Vater Friedrich V. waren Geschwister. Vier Jahre lang schrieben sie sich fleißig, bis Friedrich Wilhelms Familie eine Heirat mit ihr ablehnte, da sie keine große Mitgift in die Ehe bringen konnte. Er heiratete stattdessen die älteste Tochter des Prinzen Friedrich Heinrich von Oranien, Louise Henriette (1627-1667).
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