to the joy of the palatinate and charles louis, a son was born in 1651 and in 1652 a daughter. when charles louis went to the electors' diet in prague, he infuriated charlotte by not taking her. at this time the sixteen-year-old marie luise von degenfeld came to their court, where she was regarded as not very pretty and naive. marie luise would become charles louis' mistress and starting in 1658, would bear him 13 children while he was still married to charlotte.