George of Palatinate-Simmern

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Noble
gptkbp:ancestor Count_Palatine_John_II_of_Simmern
gptkbp:associatedWith Thirty Years' War
Hesse_family
gptkbp:born 1543
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Church_of_the_Holy_Spirit,_Heidelberg
gptkbp:children gptkb:Frederick_IV,_Elector_Palatine
gptkbp:contribution Support of Protestant Reformation
gptkbp:court gptkb:Heidelberg
Support for artists and scholars
gptkbp:culturalContribution Promotion of Lutheranism
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Influence_on_German_culture
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Renaissance
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Electorate_of_the_Palatinate
House of Palatinate-Simmern
gptkbp:died 1592
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations With neighboring states
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Wittelsbach
gptkbp:father Frederick III, Elector Palatine
gptkbp:historicalContext Reformation era
gptkbp:historicalImpact Strengthening_of_Protestantism_in_the_Palatinate
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 16th century
Letters and documents
gptkbp:historicalRole gptkb:Elector_in_the_Palatinate
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Influence_on_German_politics
Notable_figure_in_Palatine_history
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wittelsbach
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George of Palatinate-Simmern
gptkbp:influenceOn Subsequent_Electors_of_the_Palatinate
gptkbp:knownFor Political_influence_in_the_Palatinate
gptkbp:legacy Patron_of_arts_and_education
gptkbp:marriageDate 1561
gptkbp:militaryRank Defensive alliances
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Maria_of_Brandenburg
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:George_the_Pious
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Anna_of_Hesse
In_the_Holy_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Electorate_of_the_Palatinate
gptkbp:politicalRole gptkb:Elector_Palatine
gptkbp:predecessor Louis_VI,_Count_Palatine_of_Simmern
gptkbp:reign 1559-1592
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anna_of_Hesse
Hesse_family
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Frederick_IV,_Elector_Palatine
gptkbp:title Count Palatine of Simmern
gptkbp:titleHeld Count Palatine