Count Palatine John Frederick of the Palatinate

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Count Palatine
gptkbp:birthDate 1503-02-05
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Heidelberg_Castle
gptkbp:children gptkb:Dorothea,_Countess_Palatine
gptkb:Elizabeth,_Countess_Palatine
gptkb:Philip,_Count_Palatine
gptkb:Margaret,_Countess_Palatine
gptkb:George,_Count_Palatine
gptkb:John_Casimir,_Count_Palatine
gptkb:Catherine,_Countess_Palatine
gptkb:Agnes,_Countess_Palatine
gptkb:Frederick_IV,_Count_Palatine
gptkb:Anna,_Countess_Palatine
gptkbp:deathDate 1556-01-05
gptkbp:father Philip_the_Upright
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wittelsbach
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Count Palatine John Frederick of the Palatinate
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership during the Reformation
Political_alliances_in_the_Holy_Roman_Empire
Support_of_Protestantism
Conflict_with_Charles_V
Establishment_of_the_Palatinate_as_a_Protestant_stronghold
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Margaret_of_Bavaria
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:John_Frederick_the_Magnanimous
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Heidelberg
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Heidelberg
gptkbp:reignEnd 1556
gptkbp:reignStart 1543
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:significantEvent Battle of Mühlberg
Peace of Augsburg
Marriage alliances with other noble houses
Conflict_with_the_Catholic_League
Formation_of_the_Schmalkaldic_League
Establishment_of_the_University_of_Heidelberg
Involvement_in_the_Protestant_Reformation
Negotiations_with_the_French_crown
Promotion_of_arts_and_sciences_in_the_Palatinate
Support_of_the_Protestant_cause_in_the_Thirty_Years'_War
gptkbp:spouse Mechthild of Hesse
gptkbp:successor Frederick III, Elector Palatine
gptkbp:title gptkb:Count_Palatine_of_the_Rhine