Frederick III the Pious

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Elector Palatine Protestant reformer human ruler

Frederick III the Pious was a 16th-century Elector Palatine of the Holy Roman Empire known for his staunch support of Calvinism and key role in advancing the Protestant Reformation in his territories.

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Frederick III the Pious canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector Palatine ⓘ
Protestant reformer ⓘ
human ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
birthDate 1515-02-14 ⓘ
birthPlace Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Principality of Simmern ⓘ
Simmern ⓘ
burialPlace Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg ⓘ
chronologicalContext Age of Religious Wars ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Electoral Palatinate ⓘ
deathDate 1576-10-26 ⓘ
deathPlace Electoral Palatinate ⓘ
Heidelberg ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
endTime 1576 ⓘ
era Reformation ⓘ
father John II, Count Palatine of Simmern ⓘ
givenName Frederick ⓘ
implemented Calvinist church order in the Palatinate ⓘ
knownFor advancing the Protestant Reformation in the Palatinate ⓘ
commissioning the Heidelberg Catechism ⓘ
support of Calvinism ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName German ⓘ
memberOf Prince of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
surface form: Holy Roman Empire imperial princes
mother Beatrix of Baden ⓘ
nickname the Pious ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
opposedTo Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
patronage Heidelberg Catechism ⓘ
politicalAlignment Protestant ⓘ
positionHeld Count Palatine of Simmern ⓘ
Elector Palatine ⓘ
surface form: Elector Palatine of the Rhine
regnalNumber III ⓘ
religion Calvinism ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Protestantism
residence Heidelberg Castle ⓘ
spouse Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach ⓘ
startTime 1559 ⓘ
succeeded Otto Henry, Elector Palatine ⓘ
successor Louis VI, Elector Palatine ⓘ
supported Protestant theologians ⓘ
timePeriod 16th century ⓘ
title Count Palatine of the Rhine ⓘ
Elector Palatine ⓘ
workLocation Electoral Palatinate ⓘ
Heidelberg ⓘ

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Frederick III, Elector Palatine → alsoKnownAs → Frederick III the Pious ⓘ