Wittelsbach, Frederick (1596 - 1632)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1596-08-26
Death Date: 1632-11-29

Notes

Arrived in England 16 Oct. 1612; left 26 April 1613

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

King of Bohemia
Count Palatine of the Rhine

Titles

  • Elector of the Holy Roman Empire
    Assumed 1610-09-19 (date acceded as Frederick V)
    Vacated 1619-11-08 (date deposed)
  • Count Palatine of the Rhine
    Assumed 1610-09-19 (date acceded as Frederick V)
    Vacated 1619-11-08 (date deposed)
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1612-12-18 (date invested)
    Vacated 1632-11-29
  • King of Bohemia
    Assumed 1619-11-04 (date crowned)
    Vacated 1619-11-08 (date deposed)

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1619-1620 Oxford (Unknown), Oxford , Oxfordshire Count Palatine's Trumpeters
Performance 1619-1620 Leominster (Unknown), Leominster , Herefordshire King of Bohemia's Players
Performance 1620-1620 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent King of Bohemia's Players
Performance 1620-1621 Guildhall, Sandwich , Kent King of Bohemia's Players
Performance 1621-1621 Town Hall, Fordwich , Kent King of Bohemia's Players
Performance 1621-1621 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent King of Bohemia's Players
Performance 1623-1623 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent King of Bohemia's Players
Dismissal 1616-1617 Hythe (Unknown), Hythe , Kent Palsgrave's Players
Performance 1616-1616 Middle Temple, London , London (city-county) Palsgrave's Players
Performance 1616-1616 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Palsgrave's Players
Performance 1616-1616 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Palsgrave's Players
Performance 1617-1617 Town Hall, Fordwich , Kent Palsgrave's Players
Performance 1617-1617 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Palsgrave's Players
Performance Regulations 1617-1617 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Palsgrave's Players
Performance 1617-1617 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Palsgrave's Players
Performance 1631-1631 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Palsgrave's Players
Court Appearance 1623-1623 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Players of the Fortune House

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Count Palatine's Trumpeters Wittelsbach, Frederick (1596 - 1632) Musicians 1
King of Bohemia's Players Wittelsbach, Frederick (1596 - 1632) Players 6
Palsgrave's Players Wittelsbach, Frederick (1596 - 1632) Players 9
Players of the Fortune House Wittelsbach, Frederick (1596 - 1632) Players 1

Bibliographic Sources

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)