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Born 16 September 1627The Hague, Netherlands ( 1627-09-16 ) Father Frederick V, Elector Palatine Parents Frederick V, Elector Palatine Grandparents Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau Great-grandparents William the Silent, Charlotte of Bourbon, Louis VI, Elector Palatine, Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine Similar People Frederick V - Elector Palatine, Elizabeth Stuart - Queen of, Louise Hollandine of the Pal, Elisabeth of the Palatinate, Maurice of the Palatinate | ||
Philip Frederick of the Palatinate (Prince Palatine John Philip Frederick, 16 September 1627 – 16 December 1650), was the seventh son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine (of the House of Wittelsbach), the "Winter King" of Bohemia, by his consort, the English princess Elizabeth Stuart.
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Early years
Prince Philip was born in The Hague, where his parents lived in exile after his father lost the Battle of White Mountain and was driven from the thrones of both Bohemia and the Palatinate. His father, a Calvinist, died on 29 November 1632, when Edward was five years old.
He and his older brother Edward were educated at the French court, at the request of his elder brother, Charles I Louis, but were sent back to The Hague by request of their mother after the French temporarily took Charles Louis prisoner.
Scandal and exile
On the night of June 20th, 1646 Prince Philip killed the French exile Lieutenant Colonel Jacques de l'Epinay, Sieur de Vaux, in a duel or fight. Rumours declared that the taunt which had provoked Prince Philip to murder had been a boast of the French Don Juan that he had enjoyed the favours not only of the Princess Louise, but also of her widowed mother.
In spite of repeated summonses, Prince Philip never appeared to answer the Dutch legal authorities. He became what Elizabeth had sworn that none of her sons should become, a soldier of fortune.
Military career and death
Philip entered the military service of the Duke of Lorraine, with the rank of colonel. He was killed at the Battle of Rethel, on 16 December 1650, during the Fronde. His remains were returned to Sedan and were buried in the Church of Saint Charles.