Count Palatine Georg II

GPTKB entity

Properties (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Count Palatine
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Wittelsbach_dynasty
gptkb:Electorate_of_the_Palatinate
Thirty Years' War
gptkbp:born March 28, 1622
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Church_of_the_Holy_Spirit,_Heidelberg
gptkbp:children gptkb:Count_Palatine_Georg_IV
gptkb:Count_Palatine_Johann_Wilhelm
gptkb:Countess_Palatine_Maria_Elisabeth
gptkb:Count_Palatine_Friedrich_VI
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Christian_IV_of_Denmark
gptkb:Louis_XIV_of_France
gptkb:Gustavus_Adolphus_of_Sweden
gptkb:Ferdinand_III,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkb:Albrecht_von_Wallenstein
gptkb:Maximilian_I_of_Bavaria
gptkbp:died April 8, 1659
gptkbp:father Count_Palatine_Friedrich_V
gptkbp:historical_significance Influence on the Peace of Westphalia
Impact_on_Protestant_Reformation_in_Germany
Involvement_in_European_power_struggles
Role_in_the_decline_of_the_Palatinate
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wittelsbach
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Count Palatine Georg II
gptkbp:influence Palatine_politics
gptkbp:is_known_for Political_leadership_in_the_Palatinate
gptkbp:legacy Development of Heidelberg as a cultural center
Political alliances formed during his reign
Continued_influence_of_the_Wittelsbach_family
Cultural_contributions_to_the_Palatinate
Strengthening_of_Calvinist_influence_in_the_region
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Elizabeth_Stuart
gptkbp:politicalPosition Count Palatine
gptkbp:predecessor Count Palatine Georg I
gptkbp:reign 1648-1659
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Calvinism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Countess_Palatine_Anna_Maria_of_Neuenahr
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Count_Palatine_Georg_III
gptkbp:title gptkb:Count_Palatine_of_the_Rhine