Count Palatine John Frederick VIII

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Count Palatine
gptkbp:alliance Formed_alliances_with_other_Protestant_leaders
gptkbp:associated_with Thirty Years' War
gptkbp:born December 15, 1583
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Heidelberg_Castle
gptkbp:children Had_several_children_with_Anna_of_Zweibrücken
gptkbp:conflict Engaged_in_conflicts_with_Catholic_states
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Part_of_the_cultural_heritage_of_the_Palatinate_region
gptkbp:cultural_impact Contributed to the arts and education
Patron_of_the_arts
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:House_of_Wittelsbach
His_descendants_continued_to_play_roles_in_European_nobility.
gptkbp:died January 12, 1629
January 8, 1626
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Allied_with_Sweden
Opposed_by_Spain
gptkbp:father gptkb:John_Casimir,_Count_Palatine
gptkb:Frederick_IV,_Count_Palatine
gptkbp:historical_analysis Subject of historical studies and biographies
gptkbp:historical_significance Key_figure_in_the_Protestant_Reformation_in_Germany
gptkbp:historicalContext Ruled during the early 17th century
gptkbp:historicalEvent Involved in significant historical events of his time
gptkbp:historicalRecords Documented in various historical texts
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wittelsbach
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Count Palatine John Frederick VIII
gptkbp:impact Influenced the course of the Thirty Years' War
gptkbp:influence Influence_in_the_Holy_Roman_Empire
Cultural_patronage_in_the_Palatinate
gptkbp:involved Led troops in the Thirty Years' War
gptkbp:is_governed_by gptkb:Palatinate
gptkbp:is_known_for Support_of_the_Protestant_cause
gptkbp:issue gptkb:Anna_Maria_of_Palatinate
gptkb:Anna_Maria_of_the_Palatinate
gptkb:Elizabeth_of_the_Palatinate
gptkb:George_William,_Count_Palatine
gptkb:John_Frederick_IX,_Count_Palatine
gptkb:Elizabeth_of_Palatinate
gptkbp:knownFor Political_leadership_in_the_Palatinate
gptkbp:legacy Continued the Wittelsbach dynasty
Remembered for his piety and leadership
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Louise_Juliana_of_Nassau
gptkb:Countess_Palatine_Anna_of_Hohenzollern
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:John_Frederick_the_Younger
gptkb:John_Frederick_the_Pious
gptkbp:politicalPosition Count_Palatine_during_a_turbulent_period
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_Casimir,_Count_Palatine
gptkbp:reign 1610-1626
1610-1629
gptkbp:relationship Allied_with_Protestant_states
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Countess_Palatine_Anna_of_Zweibrücken
Married Anna of Zweibrücken in 1604
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Frederick_IX,_Count_Palatine
gptkbp:title gptkb:Count_Palatine_of_the_Rhine