Palatine Frederick V. (26th 8th 1596 - 29. 11. 1632) - Czech king of the Wittelsbach dynasty Palatine. On the Czech throne lasted only briefly, because is known as the Winter King.

Elector of the Palatinate Frederick formally became at the age of fourteen, when his father died Frederick IV. Palatinate. Actual government took immediately after reaching the age of majority. For a wife in 1613, married Elizabeth Stuart, whose father was English and Scottish king James I.

When he was on the throne of Bohemia in August 1619 deposed Ferdinand II unpopular. Graz, looked for a way to pay the state. Of all the candidates they most liked just Fridrich: over wife was related to a famous non-Catholic royal court also headed the Protestant Union. For the Czech king was crowned Nov. 4, 1619, three days later was promoted to royal status and his wife Elizabeth.

Visions of Czech state but the new king failed to materialize. English father-in-law refused to support it, as well as other foreign Protestant allies plus Fridrich began to be unpopular among Czechs themselves. Share of that was his consort, who is with the Czech environment could assimilate. The couple was accused of dressing especially the St. Vitus Cathedral in Calvinist and cut eyesore were Czechs and loose morals of the king's courtiers. The day after losing the Battle of White Mountain Fridrich and his court fled to Wroclaw. Apart from the Czech lands and Silesia gradually lost his ancestral Palatine possessions and spent rest of his life in exile.