Frederick V, Elector Palatine

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Frederick V, Elector Palatine was a Calvinist German prince best known for briefly serving as the "Winter King" of Bohemia, whose defeat in the early stages of the Thirty Years' War led to the loss of his lands and electoral title.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Calvinist
Elector Palatine
German prince
King of Bohemia
Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire
human
alliedWith Protestant Union
birthDate 1596-08-26
birthPlace Amberg
burialPlace Heiliggeistkirche
surface form: Heidelberg Church of the Holy Spirit
causeOfLossOfTitle defeat at the Battle of White Mountain
child Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
Henriette Marie of the Palatinate
surface form: Charlotte of the Palatinate

Edward, Prince Palatine
Henriette Marie of the Palatinate
surface form: Elizabeth of the Palatinate

Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
surface form: Gustavus Adolphus, Prince Palatine of the Rhine

Henriette Marie of the Palatinate
Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate
Maurice of the Palatinate
Frederick V, Elector Palatine self-linksurface differs
surface form: Philip Frederick, Count Palatine of Simmern

Ruprecht
surface form: Rupert of the Rhine
conflict Thirty Years' War
countryOfCitizenship Electoral Palatinate
deathDate 1632-11-29
deathPlace Mainz
endTime 1620
1623
father Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
givenName Frederick
lost Electoral dignity of the Palatinate in 1623
memberOf House of Palatinate-Simmern
House of Wittelsbach
mother Louise Juliana of Nassau
nickname Winter King
notableFor accepting the Bohemian crown in 1619
his brief reign as the Winter King of Bohemia
his role in the early stages of the Thirty Years' War
opposedBy Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
surface form: Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II
positionHeld Count Palatine of the Rhine
Count Palatine of the Rhine
surface form: Elector Palatine of the Rhine

King of Bohemia
reign as Elector Palatine from 1610 to 1623
as King of Bohemia from 1619 to 1620
religion Calvinism
sexOrGender male
spouse Elizabeth Stuart
startTime 1610
1619
successor Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria

Referenced by (18)

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Protestant Union alliedWith Frederick V, Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Frederick V of the Palatinate as King of Bohemia
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine child Frederick V, Elector Palatine
Frederick V, Elector Palatine child Frederick V, Elector Palatine self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Philip Frederick, Count Palatine of Simmern
Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine father Frederick V, Elector Palatine
Prince Rupert of the Rhine father Frederick V, Elector Palatine
Sophia of the Palatinate father Frederick V, Elector Palatine
Sophia father Frederick V, Elector Palatine
subject surface form: Sophia of the Palatinate
Electress of Hanover father Frederick V, Elector Palatine
subject surface form: Sophia of the Palatinate
House of Palatinate-Simmern hasMember Frederick V, Elector Palatine
Protestant Union leader Frederick V, Elector Palatine
Sophia notableRelative Frederick V, Elector Palatine
subject surface form: Sophia of the Palatinate
Electoral Palatinate notableRuler Frederick V, Elector Palatine
Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine predecessor Frederick V, Elector Palatine
House of Wittelsbach producedOfficeHolder Frederick V, Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Elector Palatine Frederick V
Margaret Stuart relative Frederick V, Elector Palatine
Elizabeth Stuart spouse Frederick V, Elector Palatine
Elizabeth Stuart spouseTitle Frederick V, Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Frederick V, Elector Palatine and King of Bohemia
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine successor Frederick V, Elector Palatine