Winter King

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Winter King is the derisive nickname given to Frederick V, Elector Palatine, who briefly reigned as the Protestant King of Bohemia during the early stages of the Thirty Years' War.

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Label Occurrences
Winter King canonical 1
Winter Queen 1
Winterkönig 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
alsoKnownAs Winter King
surface form: Winterkönig
alsoKnownAsLanguage German
appliedTo Frederick V, Elector Palatine
associatedWithEvent Bohemian Revolt
associatedWithReligion Protestantism
associatedWithTitle Elector Palatine
King of Bohemia
associatedWithWar Thirty Years' War
category Historical nicknames
Nicknames of monarchs
hasConnotation derisive nickname
historicalContext confessional conflicts in Central Europe
language English
notableYear 1619
1620
reasonForNickname short duration of Frederick V's reign in Bohemia
refersTo Frederick V, Elector Palatine
region Bohemia
Holy Roman Empire
relatedConcept Bohemian Crown
Electoral Palatinate
Thirty Years' War
surface form: Thirty Years' War Protestant cause
relatedToPerson Elizabeth Stuart
surface form: Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia
symbolizes ephemeral rule
failed Protestant kingship in Bohemia
timePeriod early 17th century
usedBy Catholic opponents of Frederick V
usedFor Frederick V's brief reign as King of Bohemia
usedIn European historical literature

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Elizabeth Stuart alsoKnownAs Winter King
this entity surface form: the Winter Queen
Catherine Stuart nickname Winter King
subject surface form: Elizabeth Stuart
this entity surface form: Winter Queen
Winter King alsoKnownAs Winter King
this entity surface form: Winterkönig