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Frederick V

Type Figure Region Holy Roman Empire Time 1596–1632 Also known as Frederick V、Winter King、冬王、普法尔茨选帝侯腓特烈五世

Elector Palatine chosen King of Bohemia by Protestant nobles in 1619, called the 'Winter King' for his single winter's reign;…

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  1. 1596–1618Heidelberg · PalatinateInherited the electoral dignity in 1610 and in 1613 married Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of James I of England, allying the Palatinate with English Protestant powers and raising his prestige in Europe's Protestant networks.
  2. 1619–1620Prague · BohemiaAfter the Defenestration of Prague, the Bohemian estates deposed Ferdinand II and elected him king. He accepted the crown but lacked effective military and financial support, and quickly fell into disadvantage before the combined forces of Tilly and Maximilian I of Bavaria.
  3. 1621–1632The Hague · NetherlandsAfter the defeat at White Mountain in 1620 he fled to the Netherlands; in 1623 the Empire stripped him of the electoral title and confiscated his lands. He spent the rest of his life at The Hague, becoming a symbol of the Protestant cause and anti-Habsburg propaganda.

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