Editing Frederick V of the Palatinate (section)

==Exile, 1622–1632==
In late 1622 and early 1623, Frederick organised a Palatinate [[government-in-exile]] at The Hague. This Palatinate council was headed by [[Ludwig Camerarius]].

During the negotiations for the [[Spanish match]], Frederick urged his father-in-law not to go through with the match.

There were attempts at reconciling Frederick with the emperor in 1624–25 and in 1627, but these came to naught. Frederick was willing to compromise with the emperor, but he wanted the restoration of his lands and electoral title, and the emperor was not inclined to restore these to Frederick. Frederick held out some hope that his lands might be retaken militarily, but these hopes were crushed on 27 August 1626, when the forces of [[Christian IV of Denmark]] were crushed by Tilly at the [[Battle of Lutter]].
[[File:Pauwels van Hillegaert - Prins Maurits in gezelschap van o.a. prins Frederik Hendrik, Frederik V en diens vrouw Elizabeth Stuart, koning en koningin van Bohemen, op het Buitenhof in Den Haag.jpg|thumb|200px|Frederick and his wife Elizabeth in the company of [[Maurice, Prince of Orange]], [[Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange|Prince Frederick Henry]], and others at the Buitenhof in The Hague]]

Frederick left most of the day-to-day business of his government-in-exile to his counselors, although he did take some interest in his finances. Frederick was very stingy in funding his administration, and yet, in order to maintain the dignity of a royal court, he spent vast sums on building and entertainment, quickly blowing through donations from the English and Dutch governments. For example, in 1629, Frederick commissioned [[Bartholomeus van Bassen]] to build him a large summer palace in [[Rhenen]], the '[[Koningshuis]]'. When completed in 1631, this palace had a large central residence, a courtyard, a two-storey main building with two wings projecting to the south, and was surrounded by large gardens. Frederick spent much of his time there in hunting and long walks.
[[Image:Königshaus Rhenen C-P 038.JPG|thumb|left|200px|The winter palace constructed for Frederick V at [[Rhenen]] between 1629 and 1631]]
Frederick suffered a personal tragedy on 17 January 1629. He was traveling to [[Amsterdam]] to view the [[Spanish treasure fleet]] captured by the [[Dutch West India Company]] when his boat capsized while crossing the [[Haarlemmermeer]], a body of water near [[Haarlem]]. Frederick survived the accident, but his eldest son, the fifteen-year-old [[Frederick Henry of the Palatinate]], did not. Frederick himself sustained serious physical injuries in the accident, and would not fully recover for 15 months.

At the [[Diet of Regensburg (1630)]], Frederick formally petitioned to be forgiven for having accepted the crown of Bohemia and admitted his wrongdoing. But nothing came of this. In March 1631, Frederick despatched diplomat [[Robert Anstruther (diplomat)|Sir Robert Anstruther]] to hold discussions with [[Ernst Egon VIII, Count of Fürstenberg]], president of the Imperial [[Privy Council]], about restoring Frederick's lands, but Frederick died before these could bear any fruit.