Leicester House
Historic residence · London, England
Politicians, royals & nobility
History
Leicester House was a large aristocratic townhouse in Westminster, Middlesex, to the north of Leister Fields, now Leicester Square. Built by the Earl of Leicester and completed in 1635, it was later occupied by Elizabeth Stuart, a daughter of King James VI of Scotland and I of England and a former Queen of Bohemia, and in the 1700s by the two successive Hanoverian princes of Wales.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Leicester House, Westminster”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
About Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia
Elizabeth Stuart was Electress of the Palatinate and briefly Queen of Bohemia as the wife of Frederick V of the Palatinate. The couple's selection for the crown by the nobles of Bohemia was part of the political and religious turmoil that set off the Thirty Years' War. Since her husband's reign in Bohemia lasted over only one winter, she is called "The Winter Queen".
From the Wikipedia article “Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting
This building is recorded as a residence of the people listed; it may be privately owned and not open to the public. Opening times, tickets and access change, so check the official website before you travel. Get directions.
