Succession
Ferdinand is officially deposed as King of Bohemia and is replaced by the Palatine Elector Frederick V
Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1620
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Frederick V Biography and Timeline
Follow Frederick V through 17 dated historical records for Czech Republic.
Frederick V, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
17Distinct records
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1619–1623Years on this page
1619
Election
The Estates offered the Elector Palatine the Bohemian crown
Role range: 1619-1620
Election
Frederick accepts the Boemian crown
Role range: 1619-1620
Coronation
Crowned King of Bohemia
Role range: 1619-1620
Succession
Succeeds as King of Bohemia
Role range: 1619-1620
Rebellion of Rebels in Bohemia
The Bohemians, desperate for allies against the Emperor, apply to be admitted into the Protestant Union which was led by their original candidate for the Bohemian throne, the Calvinist Frederick V, Elector Palatine
Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1620
1620
Battle of White Mountain
Defeat at the Battle of White Mountain leeds to the dissolution of the League of Evangelical Union and the loss of Frederick Vs holdings, Frederick is outlawed from the Holy Roman Empire, and his territories, the Rhenish Palatinate, are given to Catholic nobles, his title
Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1620
Battle of White Mountain
Ferdinand II decisively defeats Frederick V at the Battle of White Mountain, near Prague, in addition to becoming Catholic, Bohemia would remain in Habsburg hands for nearly three hundred years.
Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1620
Battle of White Mountain
of elector of the Palatinate is given to his distant cousin, Duke Maximilian of Bavaria and Frederick, now landless, makes himself a prominent exile abroad and tries to curry support for his cause in Sweden, The Netherlands and Denmark
Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1620
Exile of Frederick V
Defeat at the Battle of White Mountain leeds to the dissolution of the League of Evangelical Union and the loss of Frederick Vs holdings, Frederick is outlawed from the Holy Roman Empire, and his territories.
Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1620
Exile of Frederick V
the Rhenish Palatinate, are given to Catholic nobles, his title of elector of the Palatinate is given to his distant cousin, Duke Maximilian of Bavaria and Frederick, now landless, makes himself a prominent exile abroad and.
Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1620
Exile of Frederick V
tries to curry support for his cause in Sweden, The Netherlands and Denmark.
Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1620
League of Evangelical Union
Defeat at the Battle of White Mountain leeds to the dissolution of the League of Evangelical Union and the loss of Frederick Vs holdings, Frederick is outlawed from the Holy Roman Empire, and his territories.
Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1620
League of Evangelical Union
the Rhenish Palatinate, are given to Catholic nobles, his title of elector of the Palatinate is given to his distant cousin, Duke Maximilian of Bavaria and Frederick, now landless, makes himself a prominent exile abroad and.
Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1620
League of Evangelical Union
tries to curry support for his cause in Sweden, The Netherlands and Denmark.
Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1620
Rule of Bohemia
Ferdinand II decisively defeats Frederick V at the Battle of White Mountain, near Prague, in addition to becoming Catholic, Bohemia would remain in Habsburg hands for nearly three hundred years
Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1620
1623
Battle of Stadtlohn
Frederick V, in exile in The Hague, and under pressure from his father-in-law James I of England to end his involvement in the war, is forced to abandon any hope of launching further campaigns
Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1620
Records, sources and methodology
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