Imperial ban against Frederick V

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The Imperial ban against Frederick V was a legal decree by the Holy Roman Emperor that stripped Frederick V, the "Winter King," of his titles and lands during the early stages of the Thirty Years' War.

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instanceOf imperial ban
legal decree
appliesTo Frederick V, Elector Palatine
Frederick V, King of Bohemia
approximateDate 1621
associatedNicknameOfTarget Winter King
beneficiaryOfConfiscatedLands Maximilian I, Duke of Bavaria
beneficiaryOfElectoralDignity Maximilian I, Duke of Bavaria
consequence transfer of Palatine electoral vote to Bavaria
enforcedBy imperial and Catholic League forces
geographicScope territories of the Palatinate within the Holy Roman Empire
historicalSignificance altered balance of power among imperial princes
contributed to confessional polarization in the Empire
marked harsh imperial response to Bohemian Revolt
issuedBy Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor
issuedWithin Holy Roman Empire
justifiedBy charge of breach of imperial peace
charge of rebellion against the emperor
languageOfRecord Early New High German
Latin
legalEffect forfeiture of lands
forfeiture of titles
outlawry of Frederick V
legalNature Reichsacht (imperial ban)
legalStatusOfTargetAfterDecree imperial outlaw
politicalPurpose deter further rebellion against Habsburg rule
punish Frederick V for accepting Bohemian crown
strengthen Catholic League influence in the Empire
precededBy Battle of White Mountain
relatedToConflict Thirty Years' War
relatedToEvent Bohemian Revolt
relatedToInstitution Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire)
Imperial Aulic Council
linked to: Aulic Council
relatedToPerson Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
targetTerritoryConfiscated Electoral Palatinate
Upper Palatinate
targetTitleRemoved Count Palatine of the Rhine
Elector Palatine of the Rhine
linked to: Elector Palatine
timePeriod early phase of the Thirty Years' War

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Palatinate phase includesEvent Imperial ban against Frederick V