Frederick IV, Elector Palatine [SEP] father
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine of the Rhine (; 5 March 1574 – 19 September 1610), only surviving son of Louis VI, Elector Palatine and Elisabeth of Hesse, called "Frederick the Righteous" (; French: "Frédéric IV le juste").
Life.
Born in Amberg, his father 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
Saxony, elector of Saxony
- Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, elector of Brandenburg
- Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine, elector of the Electoral Palatinate
Elected.
Ferdinand IV was elected.
Aftermath.
Ferdinand IV predeceased his father, dying of smallpox on July 9, 1654.