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Frederick III the Pious (German: Friedrich III. der Fromme) (14 February 1515 - 26 October 1576) was the Elector Palatine from 1559 until 1576, and the Count Palatine of Simmern from 1557 until 1559. Frederick was born in 1515 to Count Palatine John II of Simmern. He was educated strictly in the Roman Catholic rites at his father's court and Cologne, and became greatly skilled in the sciences ...
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Frederick IV the Righteous (German: Friedrich IV. der Aufrichtige) (5 March 1574 - 9 September 1610) was the Elector Palatine from 1583 until 1610. Frederick was born in Amberg in 1574 as the only surviving son of Louis VI, Elector Palatine. His father died in October 1583 when Frederick was only nine years old, and the young boy came under the guardianship of his uncle John Casimir of ...
Jan 25, 2023 · Media in category "Frederick IV, Elector Palatine" The following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total. Anonymous Portrait of Frederick IV the Righteous.jpg 1,497 × 2,148; 1.17 MB
Her suitors included France's dauphin, Maurice, prince of Orange, Gustavus Adolphus, Philip III of Spain, and Frederick V, the elector Palatine. Despite the opposition of her mother Anne of Denmark, a union with Frederick was finally arranged to strengthen the alliance with the Protestant powers in Germany. The marriage took place at Whitehall ...
Frederick V (German: Friedrich; 26 August 1596 – 29 November 1632) was the Elector Palatine of the Rhine in the Holy Roman Empire from 1610 to 1623, and reigned as King of Bohemia from 1619 to 1620. He was forced to abdicate both roles, and the brevity of his reign in Bohemia earned him the derisive sobriquet "the Winter King" (Czech: Zimní král; German: Winterkönig).
A major physical obstacle blocking Spanish communications was the Palatinate, a rich area in the Rhineland ruled by a Calvinist prince, the Elector Palatine. In 1618 the Elector Palatine, Frederick V, also headed the Protestant Union. Frederick hoped to break the Catholic hold on the office of emperor upon the death of the emperor Matthias (r. 1612-1619), who was old and childless.
