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Life. Frederick was the eldest son of King Vladislav II of Bohemia and Gertrude of Babenberg, a daughter of Margrave Leopold III of Austria. [1] His father had ruled as a Bohemian duke since 1140; in 1158 he obtained the royal title by the Hohenstaufen emperor Frederick Barbarossa, godfather and namesake of Frederick.
Thirty Years’ War. Frederick V (born Aug. 26, 1596, Amberg, Upper Palatinate [Germany]—died Nov. 29, 1632, Mainz) was the elector Palatine of the Rhine, king of Bohemia (as Frederick I, 1619–20), and director of the Protestant Union. Brought up a Calvinist, partly in France, Frederick succeeded his father, Frederick IV, both as elector ...
Frederick came to an arrangement with the new king of Bohemia and Hungary, Ladislaus II Jagiello, who had been accepted as ruler by the Estates of both countries. For mutual support an alliance and a contract were concluded that formed the basis for the devolving of the crowns of Bohemia and Hungary to the House of Habsburg, an event which took ...
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Frederick was the eldest of nine children born to Duke Ernst and his second wife Cymburgis of Masovia. As a result of the division of the lineages in the House of Habsburg, his father Duke Ernst had become sovereign of Inner Austria, ruling over Styria, Carinthia and Carniola. Frederick was born in Innsbruck, as at that time his father was ...
Frederick III. Frederick V: from Duke of Styria to head of the dynasty; Frederick V, IV and III; Turbulent times: Frederick’s exploits in Bohemia and Hungary; Frederick V: from deepest humiliation to late triumph; Frederick V: death and legacy; Frederick V: marriage and offspring
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Frederick (Czech: Bedřich) ( - 25 March 1189), a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Duke of Bohemia from 1172 to 1173 and again from 1178 to his death. Life. Frederick was the eldest son of King Vladislav II of Bohemia and Gertrude of Babenberg, a daughter of Margrave Leopold III of Austria.
