George of Palatine Zweibrücken
GPTKB entity
Properties (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Noble
|
| gptkbp:born |
February 12, 1490
|
| gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:Zweibrücken
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Margaret_of_Palatine_Zweibrücken
gptkb:Catherine_of_Palatine_Zweibrücken gptkb:George,_Count_Palatine_of_Zweibrücken Philip,_Count_Palatine_of_Zweibrücken John,_Count_Palatine_of_Zweibrücken |
| gptkbp:died |
January 18, 1556
|
| gptkbp:dynasty |
gptkb:Wittelsbach
|
| gptkbp:father |
Philip,_Count_Palatine_of_Zweibrücken
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Key figure in 16th-century German politics
Role in the territorial disputes of the time Impact_on_the_cultural_landscape_of_the_Palatinate Influence_on_the_spread_of_Lutheranism |
| gptkbp:house |
gptkb:House_of_Wittelsbach
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
George of Palatine Zweibrücken
|
| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:German_nobility
Protestant Reformation Political_alliances_in_Europe Cultural_developments_in_Zweibrücken |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Political leadership
Cultural patronage Reformation support Territorial expansion |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Cultural contributions to the region
Strengthening_of_the_Wittelsbach_dynasty Role_in_the_Protestant_Reformation Influence_on_future_counts_of_Palatine_Zweibrücken |
| gptkbp:mother |
gptkb:Margaret_of_Bavaria
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:George_the_Pious
|
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Zweibrücken
|
| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Zweibrücken
|
| gptkbp:portrait |
Portraits in various museums
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:William,_Count_Palatine_of_Zweibrücken
|
| gptkbp:reign |
1543-1556
|
| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Lutheranism
|
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
Marriage alliances with other noble houses
Military campaigns in the region Promotion of education and arts Support of the Augsburg Confession Establishment_of_Protestantism_in_his_territory |
| gptkbp:spouse |
Anna of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
|
| gptkbp:successor |
Philip,_Count_Palatine_of_Zweibrücken
|
| gptkbp:title |
Count_Palatine_of_Zweibrücken
|