Frederick IV, Elector Palatine

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Elector Palatine German prince human member of the House of Wittelsbach

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.

Statements (38)

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 NERFINISHED →
child	Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate → Frederick V, Elector Palatine → Louis William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg →
countryOfCitizenship	Electoral Palatinate →
deathDate	1610-09-19 →
deathPlace	Heidelberg NERFINISHED →
endTime	1610 →
father	Louis VI, Elector Palatine →
givenName	Frederick →
house	Wittelsbach →
memberOf	Protestant Union →
mother	Elisabeth of Hesse NERFINISHED →
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 (German) →
participatedIn	confessional conflicts in the Holy Roman Empire →
politicalAlignment	Protestant →
positionHeld	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 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Frederick V, Elector Palatine →	father
House of Palatinate-Simmern →	hasMember
Protestant Union →	leader
Electoral Palatinate →	notableRuler