Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
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Frederick IV, Elector Palatine of the Rhine (March 5, 1574-September 19, 1610), only surviving son of Louis VI, Elector Palatine and Elisabeth of Hesse, called "Frederick the Righteous" (in German, Friedrich Der Aufrichtige; in French Frédéric IV le juste). Born in Amberg, his father had died in October 1583 and Frederick came under the guardianship of his uncle John Casimir, an ardent Calvinist. The Calvinist mathematician and astronomer Bartholemaeus Pitiscus served as Frederick's tutor and later became court preacher.
In January 1592, Frederick assumed control of the government of the Palatinate upon the death of John Casimir. Frederick continued John Casimir's anti-Catholic measures and in 1608 became the head of the Protestant military alliance known as the Protestant Union.
Family and children
In 1593 he married Louise Juliana of Orange-Nassau, the daughter of William I of Orange and Charlotte de Bourbon-Monpensier. They had eight children:- Luise Juliane (16 July 1594 – 28 April 1640), married in 1612 to Pfalzgraf John II of Pfalz-Zweibrücken
- Katharina Sofie (10 June 1595 – 28 June 1626)
- Frederick V, Elector Palatine (16 August 1596 – 29 November 1632)
- Elisabeth Charlotte (19 November 1597 – 26 April 1660),married to Elector George William of Brandenburg
- Anna Eleonore, died young in 1600
- Ludwig Wilhelm, born and died in 1600
- Moritz Christian, died young in 1605
- Ludwig Philipp of Pfalz-Simmern-Kaiserslautern (23 November 1602 – 6 January 1655)
He died in Heidelberg.
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