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in the Light of History By KARL KOLMEL Page #3 - The 1600's |
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in the Light of History By KARL KOLMEL Page #3 - The 1600's |
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- 1632 |
Elector Friedrich V, untill 1614 under the guardianship of his uncle Johann von Zwiebrucken. By his marrage to the English princess Elizabeth, as son-in-law of King James of England, fond of pomp. Buildings: English Building Pleasure Garden on the West Wall with Elizabeth Gate Hortus Palantinus Climax of Heidelberg's development under Electoral rule. |
- 1648 |
The Thirty Years War.
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| Matth. Merian's Panorama of Heidelberg (first graphic). |
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| The Battle of Weissen Berg near Prague. By his defeat Friedrich V lost the Bohemain crown and the dignity of an Elector Palatine. |
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| Conquest of Heidelberg by Tilly. The famous Palatine library (Bibliotheca Palatina) was presented by Duke Maximilian of Bavaria to Pope Gregory XV and transferred to rome (1623). In the following years the town suffered a varied fate, submitting to Baverians, Swedes, and the Imperial troops. |
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- 1680 |
Elector Karl Ludwig, brilliantly restored the Palatinate after the Thirty Years War. Father of Liselotte of the Palantinate, later wife of Philip of Orleans, brother of Louis XIV of France. Buildings: Removal of the war damage Portal in the Emperor's Hall of the Ottheinrich Building. |
- 1661 |
Building of the Providence Church (Lutheran Parish) |
- 1685 |
Elector Karl. Buildings: Karl's Redoubt Karl's Tower and Casemate |
| Ulrich Kraus's illustration of the castle. |
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- 1690 |
Elector Philipp Wilhelm, resided in Duseldorf. |
| Destruction of town and castle in the Palatinate-Orleans War (2nd March) | |
- 1716 |
Elector Johann Wilhelm, resides in Duseldorf. Buildings: removal of war damage Plan for a new castle on the West Wall. |
| Heidelburg again destroyed. The half-timbered house crumbles to ashes. The stone facade of the house Zum Ritter remains intact. | |
| The Peace of Ryswick |
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| Proceed to HISTORY PAGE #4. |