Editing Frederick V of the Palatinate (section)

===Coronation===
[[Image:Winterkönig Friedrich von Böhmen.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Coronation of Frederick V in [[St. Vitus Cathedral]], 4 November 1619]]
Frederick donned the [[Crown of Saint Wenceslas]] in [[St. Vitus Cathedral]] on 4 November 1619. The [[coronation]] was conducted not by the [[Archbishop of Prague]] but by the [[Utraquist]] administrator of the diocese, Jiřík Dicastus, and a Protestant elder, Jan Cyril Špalek z Třebíče. The [[liturgy]] was modelled on that used at the coronation of [[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles IV]], with only a few parts altered. The [[litany]] was sung – per the Catholic tradition – rather than spoken as was normally done by the Calvinists. Frederick was [[Anointing|anointed]] with little objection. At the end of the coronation, the Estates paid [[Homage (medieval)|homage]] to Frederick.

Although a large part of the country was already devastated by war, and many refugees were encamped in the town, the coronation was celebrated with lavish parties.<ref>Für eine zeitgenössische Darstellung des Einzugs und die Krönung siehe Krönung Friedrichs von der Pfalz zum böhmischen König</ref>