Elector John Casimir of the Palatinate

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Elector John Casimir of the Palatinate was a 16th-century German prince known for his staunch Calvinist convictions and influential role in advancing the Protestant Reformation and politics within the Holy Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Calvinist ⓘ
Elector Palatine ⓘ
German prince ⓘ
Protestant leader ⓘ
human ⓘ
allyOf French Huguenots ⓘ
linked to: Huguenots

Protestant princes of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
burialPlace Heidelberg Church of the Holy Spirit ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Electoral Palatinate ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1543-03-07 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1592-01-16 ⓘ
educatedIn Calvinist theology ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
Reformation ⓘ
father Frederick III, Elector Palatine ⓘ
givenName John Casimir ⓘ
influenced confessional policy of the Electoral Palatinate ⓘ
spread of Calvinism in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
languageSpoken German ⓘ
memberOfDynasty House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
mother Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach ⓘ
nobleRank prince of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
nobleTitle Administrator of the Electoral Palatinate ⓘ
Count Palatine of the Rhine ⓘ
notableFor leadership of Protestant forces in the French Wars of Religion ⓘ
opposition to Catholic influence in imperial politics ⓘ
role in advancing the Protestant Reformation in the Palatinate ⓘ
support of Calvinism in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
opponentOf Catholic League (France) ⓘ
Counter-Reformation policies in the Empire ⓘ
House of Guise ⓘ
participatedIn French Wars of Religion ⓘ
placeOfBirth County Palatine of Simmern ⓘ
Simmern ⓘ
placeOfDeath Electoral Palatinate ⓘ
Heidelberg ⓘ
positionHeld Administrator of the Electoral Palatinate ⓘ
Count Palatine of Simmern ⓘ
religion Calvinism ⓘ
Reformed Protestantism ⓘ
residence Heidelberg Castle ⓘ
Simmern ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Louis VI, Elector Palatine ⓘ
spouse Elisabeth of Saxony ⓘ
Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
supportedBy Dutch Republic ⓘ
English crown ⓘ
linked to: Crown of England

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Reformation in the Palatinate → hasKeyFigure → Elector John Casimir of the Palatinate ⓘ