Frederick IV, Elector Palatine

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Frederick IV, Elector Palatine was a late 16th- and early 17th-century German prince of the House of Wittelsbach who led the Protestant Union and played a key role in the religious and political conflicts preceding the Thirty Years’ War.

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Frederick IV, Elector Palatine canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector Palatine
German prince
human
member of the House of Wittelsbach
activeInPeriod early 17th century
late 16th century
birthDate 1574-03-05
birthPlace Amberg
child Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orléans
surface form: Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate

Frederick V, Elector Palatine
Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden
surface form: Louis William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg
countryOfCitizenship Electoral Palatinate
deathDate 1610-09-19
deathPlace Heidelberg
endTime 1610
father Louis VI, Elector Palatine
givenName Frederick
house House of Wittelsbach
surface form: Wittelsbach
memberOf Protestant Union
mother Elisabeth of Hesse
nobleFamily House of Wittelsbach
notableFor leadership of Protestant princes in the Holy Roman Empire
role in conflicts preceding the Thirty Years’ War
numeral IV
opposedTo Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire)
surface form: Catholic League (German)
participatedIn confessional conflicts in the Holy Roman Empire
politicalAlignment Protestant
positionHeld Count Palatine of the Rhine
surface form: Elector Palatine of the Rhine

head of the Protestant Union
predecessor John Casimir of Simmern
religion Calvinism
Protestantism
residence Heidelberg Castle
significantEvent formation of the Protestant Union
spouse Louise Juliana of Nassau
startTime 1592
successor Frederick V, Elector Palatine
title Count Palatine of the Rhine

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Electoral Palatinate notableRuler Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
Frederick V, Elector Palatine father Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
House of Palatinate-Simmern hasMember Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
Protestant Union leader Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
Louise Juliana of Nassau spouse Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
Henriette Marie of the Palatinate grandfather Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
Louis VI, Elector Palatine successor Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
Evangelical Union leader Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
Union of Auhausen leader Frederick IV, Elector Palatine