George, Count Palatine of the Rhine

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Count Palatine
gptkbp:associatedWith Thirty Years' War
gptkbp:born March 28, 1543
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Heidelberg_Castle
gptkbp:children gptkb:Frederick_IV,_Elector_Palatine
gptkbp:culturalContribution Support of arts and sciences
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Patron_of_the_arts
gptkbp:descendant House of Palatinate-Simmern
gptkbp:died January 2, 1592
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Relations_with_France
Relations_with_Sweden
Relations_with_England
Relations_with_Spain
Relations_with_the_Netherlands
gptkbp:era Renaissance
gptkbp:father Frederick III, Elector Palatine
gptkbp:historicalContext Late 16th century Europe
gptkbp:historicalRole gptkb:Elector_of_the_Palatinate
Nobleman
Ruler
Landholder
Count of the Rhine
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Role_in_the_politics_of_the_Holy_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wittelsbach
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George, Count Palatine of the Rhine
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Electorate_of_the_Palatinate
gptkbp:knownFor Political_influence_in_the_Palatinate
gptkbp:legacy Influence on the Protestant Reformation in the region
gptkbp:marriageDate 1569
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Maria_of_Brandenburg
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Union_of_Utrecht
gptkb:Palatine_nobility
gptkb:Protestant_Union
Holy Roman Empire
gptkbp:politicalPosition Count Palatine
gptkbp:portrait George,_Count_Palatine_of_the_Rhine,_by_Hans_von_Aachen
gptkbp:predecessor Louis_VI,_Count_Palatine_of_the_Rhine
gptkbp:reign 1576-1592
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:significantEvent Marriage_to_Anna_of_Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Countess_Anna_of_Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Frederick_IV,_Elector_Palatine
gptkbp:title gptkb:Count_Palatine_of_the_Rhine
gptkbp:titleHeld Count of the Rhine