Frederick V was the Elector Palatine of the Rhine in the Holy Roman Empire from 1610 to 1623, and reigned as King of Bohemia from 1619 to 1620. He was forced to abdicate both roles, and the brevity of
Portrait by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, c. 1630
Portrait of Frederick by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1613
Elizabeth Stuart in 1613, later Queen of Bohemia, called the Winter Queen
Heidelberg Castle and the Hortus Palatinus commissioned by Frederick, and designed by English architect Inigo Jones (1573–1652) and French engineer Salomon de Caus (1576–1626), painting by Jacques Fouquier
1619 imperial election
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An imperial election, held to select the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, took place in Frankfurt on August 28 1619. It occurred against the backdrop of religious division in Europe, with Ferdinand,
