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Frederick V (German: Friedrich V.; 26 August 1596 – 29 November 1632) [1] [2] 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.
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Aug 22, 2024 · Frederick V 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 and as director of the Protestant Union in 1610, with Christian.
Frederick V was the king of Denmark and Norway (1746–66) from the death of his father, Christian VI. The reign of this likable but ineffective king was marked by Danish neutrality in the Seven Years’ War (1756–63) and a consequent improvement in the nation’s foreign trade; by a narrow escape from.
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In 1541 elector Otto Henry converted to Lutheranism. Their climax and decline is marked by the rule of Elector Palatine Frederick V, whose coronation as king of Bohemia in 1619 sparked the Thirty Years' War.
4 days ago · Elector Palatine (1610–20) and King of Bohemia (1619–20). In 1613 he married Elizabeth, daughter of James I of England. He then assumed the leadership of the German Protestant Union, and accepted the Bohemian crown when it was offered, following the deposition of Ferdinand II in November 1619.
Frederick V (1596 –1632) Elector Palatine of the Rhine (1610–23) and, as Frederick I, King of Bohemia (1619–20) “The Winter King”. Knight of the Garter. Married Elizabeth Stuart (1596 – 1662) daughter of James VI and I, King of Scotland, England, and Ireland.
Frederick V was the Elector Palatine of the Rhine from 1610 to 1623 and reigned briefly as King of Bohemia from 1619 to 1620. His reign in Bohemia was short-lived, leading to the nickname ‘the Winter King.’
