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Frederick V: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Frederick I
Born August 26, 1596 • Amberg • Germany
Died November 29, 1632 (aged 36) • Mainz • Germany
Title / Office king (1619-1620), Bohemia • elector (1610-1623), Palatinate
Notable Family Members spouse Elizabeth Stuart • son Prince Rupert
Role In Battle of White Mountain • Thirty Years’ War

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Frederick V, detail of a portrait by an unknown artist, c. 1620; in the Historisches Museum der Pfalz, Speyer, Ger.
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