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1. www.britannica.com › summary › PalatinatePalatinate summary | Britannica

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   In the 16th and 17th centuries the Palatinate was a stronghold of Protestantism. It was divided into two parts: the Lower, or Rhenish, Palatinate, on both sides of the Rhine River in the area south of the Main River; and the Upper Palatinate, in northern Bavaria around Amberg and Regensburg.

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   Ferdinand became Archduke of Austria in 1621. On 8 December 1625, he was crowned King of Hungary, on 27 November 1627 King of Bohemia. [2] Ferdinand enhanced his authority and set an important legal and military precedent by issuing a Revised Land Ordinance, which deprived the Bohemian estates of their right to raise soldiers and reserved that ...

   • Reign: 18 November 1637 – 2 April 1657
   • Mother: Maria Anna of Bavaria

   • Father: Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
   • Successor: Leopold I

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   1621. In January 1621, Ferdinand II made the decision to impose the Ban of the Empire on Frederick of the Palatinate, which rendered the latter a ‘persona non grata’ or unwelcome in the Holy Roman Empire.

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   Following this victory, Emperor Ferdinand officially divided the Palatinate between his allies, granting the Lower Palatinate to Spain and the Upper Palatinate to Bavaria. Fading Hope For the Protestant Cause

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   Was the Palatinate a stronghold of Protestantism?

   • In the 16th and 17th centuries the Palatinate was a stronghold of Protestantism. It was divided into two parts: the Lower, or Rhenish, Palatinate, on both sides of the Rhine River in the area south of the Main River; and the Upper Palatinate, in northern Bavaria around Amberg and Regensburg.

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   What were the boundaries of the Palatinate?

   • The boundaries of the Palatinate varied with the political and dynastic fortunes of the counts palatine. Peace of Westphalia, European settlements of 1648, which brought to an end the Eighty Years’ War between Spain and the Dutch and the German phase of the Thirty Years’ War.

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   Why was Ferdinand thrown out of the palace window?

   • Ferdinand had wanted them to administer the government in his absence. On May 23, 1618, an assembly of Protestants seized them and threw them (and also secretary Philip Fabricius) out of the palace window, which was some sixty-nine feet off the ground. Remarkably, though injured, they survived.

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   Why did Emperor Ferdinand II become a strong Emperor?

   • In Eastern Europe, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II found himself in a strong position, but his success had began to concern leaders in the west. This was mainly due to the fact that Ferdinand was renowned for being a hard-line Catholic with desires to impose his authority across the Empire.

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6. courses.lumenlearning.com › bohemian-periodBohemian Period | Western Civilization - Lumen Learning

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   Ferdinand had wanted them to administer the government in his absence. On May 23, 1618, an assembly of Protestants seized them and threw them (and also secretary Philip Fabricius) out of the palace window, which was some sixty-nine feet off the ground.

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   The Dutch Republic also did nothing, so that in the summer of 1620 a Spanish army was able to cross from the Netherlands and occupy the Rhine Palatinate. Meanwhile, the armies of the emperor and League, reinforced with Spanish and Italian contingents , invaded the rebel heartland.

8. courses.lumenlearning.com › tc3-boundless-worldThe Thirty Years’ War | Boundless World History

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   The war began when the newly elected Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand II, tried to impose religious uniformity on his domains, forcing Roman Catholicism on its peoples, and the Protestant states banded together to revolt against him. Key Terms