| “ | I am married to the most powerful man in the world, and I will not be threatened by my damaged brother who is unfit to rule. | ” |
— Elisabeth to Charles in Blood in the Water
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Elisabeth "Leeza" de Valois is a minor character in the first season and a recurring character in the fourth season of Reign. She is portrayed by Caoimhe O'Malley in Season One, while in Season Four she is portrayed by Anastasia Phillips.
Elisabeth is the Queen consort of Spain, per her marriage to Philip II. She is a member of the House of Valois by birth and the House of Habsburg by marriage.
In the Series[]
Season One[]
In the Pilot, she is first seen dressing for her wedding to Phillip II of Spain. During the celebration, the wedding party leaves in procession to the consummation where Mary and her ladies-in-waiting sneak around to watch them. After the wedding, Elisabeth moves to Spain to later become their new Queen Consort.
Season Four[]
In With Friends Like These, she arrives at French Court.
Personality[]
In season one Elisabeth didn't speak a word on the show. But, when she is about to make love to Philip II, she seems nervous when people are watching her, but Philip reassures her.
In the season four, Leeza is described as Catherine's "plain Jane" daughter. Despite her considerable power, Leeza is the least favorite of Catherine’s children, and underneath her dark sense of humor is a legitimate desire for her mother’s affections. That said, you can expect her to inflict plenty of her own “emotional pain” upon her arrival.
Elisabeth's personality appears to be very cold and insensitive.
Physical Appearance[]
Elisabeth is a lovely young woman with deep blonde hair, and blue eyes.
Appearances[]
| Season One | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Appearance Status | ||
| Pilot | Appears | ||
| Snakes in the Garden | Absent | ||
| Kissed | Absent | ||
| Hearts and Minds | Absent | ||
| A Chill in the Air | Absent | ||
| Chosen | Absent | ||
| Left Behind | Absent | ||
| Fated | Absent | ||
| For King and Country | Absent | ||
| Sacrifice | Absent | ||
| Inquisition | Absent | ||
| Royal Blood | Absent | ||
| The Consummation | Absent | ||
| Dirty Laundry | Absent | ||
| The Darkness | Absent | ||
| Monsters | Absent | ||
| Liege Lord | Absent | ||
| No Exit | Absent | ||
| Toy Soldiers | Absent | ||
| Higher Ground | Absent | ||
| Long Live the King | Absent | ||
| Slaughter of Innocence | Absent | ||
| Season Two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Appearance Status | ||
| The Plague | Absent | ||
| Drawn and Quartered | Absent | ||
| Coronation | Absent | ||
| The Lamb and the Slaughter | Mentioned | ||
| Blood for Blood | Absent | ||
| Three Queens | Absent | ||
| The Prince of the Blood | Absent | ||
| Terror of the Faithful | Absent | ||
| Acts of War | Absent | ||
| Mercy | Absent | ||
| Getaway | Absent | ||
| Banished | Absent | ||
| Sins of the Past | Absent | ||
| The End of Mourning | Absent | ||
| Forbidden | Absent | ||
| Tasting Revenge | Absent | ||
| Tempting Fate | Absent | ||
| Reversal of Fortune | Absent | ||
| Abandoned | Absent | ||
| Fugitive | Absent | ||
| The Siege | Mentioned | ||
| Burn | Absent | ||
| Season Four | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Appearance Status | ||
| With Friends Like These | Appears | ||
| A Grain of Deception | Appears | ||
| Leaps of Faith | Appears | ||
| Playing with Fire | Appears | ||
| Highland Games | Mentioned | ||
| Love & Death | Appears | ||
| Hanging Swords | Appears | ||
| Uncharted Waters | Mentioned | ||
| Pulling Strings | Mentioned | ||
| A Better Man | Mentioned | ||
| Dead of Night | Mentioned | ||
| The Shakedown | Mentioned | ||
| Coup de Grace | Mentioned | ||
| A Bride. A Box. A Body. | Absent | ||
| Blood in the Water | Appears | ||
| All It Cost Her | Mentioned | ||
Name[]
The name Elisabeth is a Hebrew, from Elisheba, meaning either oath of God, or God is satisfaction.
Trivia[]
- Her full name is Elisabeth of Valois, also known as Elisabeth, Queen consort of Spain.
- She is actually the third wife of Phillip II of Spain as his first 2 died natural deaths. She was 14 and he was 32, they are both said to have been in a very happy marriage and it is noted through history how Phillip would dote on her.
- The happy couple would conceive 5 children but only two daughters survived infancy: Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia, and Princess Catherine Michelle of Spain.
- Her wedding dress was recycled from the Showtime series The Tudors. The dress was worn by Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife.
- She was firstly supposed to marry Philip's son, Carlos.
- Recently Elisabeth has returned to France from her home in Spain, and is reeking havoc at French Court.
- Historically, she had 3 half-siblings from her father's mistresses, and 6 more siblings from her parents marriage.
- She was first mentioned in The Lamb and the Slaughter as a potential godmother to her nephew Jean-Philippe.
- She was mentioned in Intruders, when Catherine asks Claude to take her brothers and sisters and go to Spain with their older sister if something happens to her.
- Historically she died when she was 23 years of age.
- Her younger brother Charles IX also died at age 23.
- Elisabeth's wedding is moved up by 2 years. In the show, their wedding takes place in 1557, but historically they were married in 1559. (In 1557, Philip was still married to Mary Tudor).
Gallery[]
Elisabeth de Valois has a photo gallery. |
See Also[]