Frederick IV, Elector Palatine

Frederick IV
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
Elector Palatine
Reign22 October 1583 – 19 September 1610
PredecessorLouis VI
SuccessorFrederick V
Born(1574-03-05)5 March 1574
Amberg
Died19 September 1610(1610-09-19) (aged 36)
Heidelberg, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse
(m. 1593)
IssueLuise Juliane, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken
Katharina Sofie
Frederick V, Elector Palatine
Elisabeth Charlotte, Electress of Brandenburg
Anna Eleonore
Louis William
Maurice Christian
Louis Philip, Count Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern
HouseWittelsbach
Palatinate-Simmern
FatherLouis VI, Elector Palatine
MotherElisabeth of Hesse
ReligionCalvinism

Frederick IV, Elector Palatine of the Rhine (German: Friedrich IV.; 5 March 1574 – 19 September 1610), only surviving son of Louis VI, Elector Palatine and Elisabeth of Hesse,[1] called "Frederick the Righteous" (German: Friedrich Der Aufrichtige; French: Frédéric IV le juste).

  1. ^ Thomas 2010, Appendix B.