Frederick I, Count Palatine of the Rhine
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Frederick I , Count Palatine of the Rhine (1 August 1425, Heidelberg – 12 December 1476, Heidelberg) was an Elector Palatine from the House of Wittelsbach in 1451 - 1476.
He was a son of Louis III, Count Palatine of the Rhine and ruled the Palatinate after the death of his brother Louis IV as custodian of his nephew Philip, Elector Palatine. Though this was against the law Emperor Frederick III did not manage to displace Frederick who was an able strategist and allied with Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria. Frederick was also successful against other opponents such as the emperor's party follower Albert III, Elector of Brandenburg and Dieter of Isenburg, the archbishop of Mainz, and increased his territory. With the battle of Seckenheim (1462) during the war of Mainz 1461-1463 Frederick captured his antagonists bishop Georg of Metz, Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden and Ulrich V, Count of Wurttemberg.
| Preceded by Louis IV |
Elector Palatine of the Rhine 1451–1476 |
Succeeded by Philip |
