Duke Heinrich VI of Palatinate-Zweibrücken

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Duke
gptkbp:birthDate 1450
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Zweibrücken_Cathedral
gptkbp:deathDate 1559
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Wittelsbach
gptkbp:father gptkb:Duke_Louis_IV_of_Palatinate-Zweibrücken
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wittelsbach
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Duke Heinrich VI of Palatinate-Zweibrücken
gptkbp:issue gptkb:Duchess_Elisabeth_of_Palatinate-Zweibrücken
gptkb:Duke_John_of_Palatinate-Zweibrücken
gptkb:Duke_Louis_VI_of_Palatinate-Zweibrücken
gptkb:Duke_Philip_of_Palatinate-Zweibrücken
gptkb:Duchess_Anna_of_Palatinate-Zweibrücken
gptkbp:knownFor Diplomatic relations
Military campaigns
Political leadership
Cultural patronage
Reformation support
gptkbp:mother Princess Anna of Hohenzollern
gptkbp:nickname Heinrich the Pious
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Zweibrücken
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Zweibrücken
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Duke_Louis_IV_of_Palatinate-Zweibrücken
gptkbp:reign 1470
1559
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:significantEvent Support of Protestant Reformation
Promotion of arts and sciences
Marriage alliances with other noble houses
Support for local agriculture
Promotion of education and literacy
Strengthening of local governance
Involvement in the Thirty Years' War
Crisis management during famines
Development of trade relations
Construction of palatial buildings
Establishment of religious tolerance policies
Military alliances during the Reformation
Establishment_of_the_University_of_Heidelberg
Conflict_with_the_Electorate_of_the_Palatinate
Cultural_developments_in_Zweibrücken
gptkbp:spouse Countess Anna of Nassau-Saarbrücken
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Duke_Wolfgang_of_Palatinate-Zweibrücken
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Palatinate-Zweibrücken