West-Europese adel » Frederik van Wittelsbach Paltsgraaf van Vohenstrauss (1557-1597)

Personal data Frederik van Wittelsbach Paltsgraaf van Vohenstrauss 

  • He was born on April 11, 1557 in Meisenheim, Rheinland-Palts.
  • Title: Paltsgraaf van Vohenstrauss en Parkstein
  • He died on December 17, 1597 in Slot Frederiksburg, Vohenstrauss, Oberpalts, Beieren, he was 40 years old.
  • He is buried on February 21, 1598 in Lauingen, Zwaben, Beieren.
  • A child of Wolfgang van Wittelsbach Paltsgraaf van Zweibrücken and Anna van Hessen-Kassel
  • This information was last updated on March 7, 2018.

Household of Frederik van Wittelsbach Paltsgraaf van Vohenstrauss

He is married to Catharina Sophia van Liegnitz.

They got married on February 26, 1587, he was 29 years old.


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Notes about Frederik van Wittelsbach Paltsgraaf van Vohenstrauss

Friedrich von Pfalz-Vohenstrauß-Parkstein (* 11. April 1557 in Meisenheim; † 17. Dezember 1597 auf Schloss Friedrichsburg bei Vohenstrauß) war der vierte Sohn von Wolfgang von Pfalz-Zweibrücken und Anna von Hessen. Er wurde im Schloss zu Neuburg evangelisch-lutherisch erzogen.
Da er beim Tod seines Vaters erst 12 Jahre alt war, übernahm sein älterer Bruder Philipp Ludwig die Vormundschaft. Mit seiner Volljährigkeit 1581 konnte er sein Erbe antreten. Er erbte die Herrschaft über das Pflegeamt Flossenbürg mit den Märkten Floß und Vohenstrauß sowie den pfalz-neuburgischen Teil des Amtes Parkstein-Weiden.
Am 26. Februar 1587 heiratete er Katharina Sophia von Liegnitz (1561–1608), eine Tochter des schlesischen Herzogs Heinrich XI. von Liegnitz. Sie hatten drei Kinder, die im Alter von wenigen Monaten starben: die Tochter Anna Sophie (1588–1589) sowie die Zwillinge Georg Friedrich und Friedrich Kasimir (*/† 1590).
Von 1586 bis 1593 ließ er Schloss Friedrichsburg bei Vohenstrauß errichten. Nachdem er dort 1593 eingezogen war, blühte der kleine Ort auf. Nach seinem Tode 1597 wurde das Schoss Witwensitz. Friedrich wurde am 21. Februar 1598 mit seinen Söhnen in der Familiengruft in St. Martin in Lauingen beigesetzt. Da er keine überlebenden Nachkommen hatte, fiel Parkstein an seinen Bruder Philipp Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg.

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Birthday April 11, 1557

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1557: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 30 » Mapuche leader Lautaro is killed by Spanish forces at the Battle of Mataquito in Chile.
    • July 6 » King Philip II of Spain, consort of Queen Mary I of England, sets out from Dover to war with France, which eventually resulted in the loss of the City of Calais, the last English possession on the continent, and Mary I never seeing her husband again.
    • August 10 » Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Italian War of 1551–59.
    • August 27 » The Battle of St. Quentin results in Emmanuel Philibert becoming Duke of Savoy.

Day of marriage February 26, 1587

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1587: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 8 » Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
    • July 22 » Roanoke Colony: A second group of English settlers arrives on Roanoke Island off North Carolina to re-establish the deserted colony.
    • October 31 » Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.

Day of death December 17, 1597

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1597: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 5 » A group of early Japanese Christians are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society.
    • August 17 » Islands Voyage: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Sir Walter Raleigh set sail on an expedition to the Azores.
    • October 4 » Governor Gonzalo Méndez de Canço begins to suppress a native uprising against his rule in what is now Georgia.
    • October 26 » Imjin War: Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang.

Day of burial February 21, 1598

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1598: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 30 » Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, allowing freedom of religion to the Huguenots.
    • April 30 » Juan de Oñate begins the conquest of Santa Fe de Nuevo México.
    • July 22 » William Shakespeare’s play, The Merchant of Venice, is entered on the Stationers’ Register. By decree of Queen Elizabeth, the Stationers’ Register licensed printed works, giving the Crown tight control over all published material.
    • August 14 » Nine Years' War: Battle of the Yellow Ford: Irish forces under Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, defeats an English expeditionary force under Henry Bagenal.
    • December 21 » Battle of Curalaba: The revolting Mapuche, led by cacique Pelentaru, inflict a major defeat on Spanish troops in southern Chile.
    • December 23 » Arauco War: Governor of Chile Martín García Óñez de Loyola is killed in the Battle of Curalaba by Mapuches led by Pelantaru.


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