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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 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 ...
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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 ...
As Frederick’s ward, Ladislaus was a valuable – albeit his only – pawn in his bid for power in Bohemia and Hungary. The monarchs of these kingdoms, George of Poděbrady and Matthias Corvinus, were to prove dangerous adversaries for Frederick. Bohemia was suffering from the consequences of the Hussite Revolution which had led more or less ...
Vladislaus I. Vladislaus II, Duke and King of Bohemia. Vladislaus III, Duke of Bohemia. Vladivoj, Duke of Bohemia. Vratislaus II of Bohemia. Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia.
Dec 9, 2009 · DESCRIPTION. Johann Sebastian Bach, one of the giants of classical music, worked at the court of Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Sachsen-Weimer. The relationship was troubled. The Duke and his musical advisors wanted only the traditional hymns, while Bach wanted to be free to compose new kinds of music. “Bach’s Fight For Freedom” shows this conflict.
