Philip William, Elector Palatine

Philip William
Philip William
	Gießen
Died	2 September 1690 (aged 74); Vienna
Burial	Neuburg an der Donau, Germany
Spouse	; Anna Catherine Constance Vasa (m. 1642; died 1651) ; Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt; (m. 1653)
Catholicism

Philip William of Neuburg, Elector Palatine (

Elector of the Palatinate from 1685 to 1690. He was the son of Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg and Magdalene of Bavaria

.

Life

In 1685, with the death of his Protestant cousin, the

Nine Years War

.

Marriages

Philip William married twice. He first married Princess Anna Catherine Constance Vasa, daughter of Sigismund III Vasa and Constance of Austria.^[5] The couple had a son who died at birth. Anne Catherine Constance herself died in 1651.

In 1653 Philipp Wilhelm married

Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg. Many of these children have descendants today. In the early years of their marriage, the couple lived in Düsseldorf

, where they founded churches and monasteries.

Issue

Name	Lifespan	Notes
Eleonor Magdalene Holy Roman Empress	6 January 1655- 19 January 1720	Married in 1676 Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and had issue;^[8]
Maria Adelheid	6 January 1656- 22 December 1656	Died in infancy
Sophia Elisabeth	25 May 1657- 7 February 1658	Died in infancy
Johann Wilhelm Elector Palatine	19 April 1658- 8 June 1716	Married first Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria and had issue; married second Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici and had no issue
Wolfgang George Frederik Auxiliary Bishop in Köln	5 June 1659- 4 June 1683	Died unmarried
Ludwig Anton Bishop of Worms	9 June 1660- 4 May 1694	Died unmarried
Charles III Philip Elector Palatine	4 November 1661- 31 December 1742	Married first Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł and had issue; married second Teresa Lubomirska and had issue; married third Violante Theresia of Thurn und Taxis, no issue
Alexander Sigismund Bishop of Augsburg	16 April 1663- 24 January 1737	Died unmarried
Francis Louis Count Palatine Archbishop of Wrocław	18 July 1664- 6 April 1732	Died unmarried
Frederik Wilhelm Imperial General	20 July 1665- 23 July 1689	Died unmarried
Maria Sophia Elisabeth Queen of Portugal	6 August 1666- 4 August 1699	Married in 1687 Peter II of Portugal and had issue
Maria Anna Queen of Spain	28 October 1667- 16 July 1740	Married in 1690 Charles II of Spain, no issue;
Philip William August	19 November 1668- 5 April 1693	Married in 1690 Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg and had issue
Dorothea Sophie Duchess of Parma	5 July 1670- 15 September 1748	Married in 1690 Odoardo Farnese and had issue;
Hedwig Elisabeth Amelia Princess Sobieski	18 July 1673- 10 August 1722	Married in 1691 James Louis Sobieski and had issue;
Johann	1 February 1675- 2 February 1675	Died in infancy
Leopoldine Eleonora Josepha	27 May 1679 - 8 March 1693	Died unmarried

Ancestry

Ancestors of Philip William, Elector Palatine

16.

Archduchess Maria of Austria

23. Anne of Bohemia and Hungary

1. Philip William, Elector Palatine

24. William IV, Duke of Bavaria

12. Albert V, Duke of Bavaria

25. Marie of Baden-Sponheim

6. William V, Duke of Bavaria

26. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (= 22)

13. Archduchess Anna of Austria

27. Anne of Bohemia and Hungary (= 23)

3. Magdalene of Bavaria

28. Antoine, Duke of Lorraine

14. Francis I, Duke of Lorraine

29. Renée of Bourbon-Montpensier

7. Renata of Lorraine

30. Christian II of Denmark

15. Christina of Denmark

31. Isabella of Austria

External links

Media related to Philip William, Elector Palatine at Wikimedia Commons

References

^ Förch, F. A. (1860). Neuburg und seine fürsten: ein historischer versuch als beitrag zur geschichte des fürstenthums Pfalz-Neuburg (in German). A. Prechter. p. 93. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
^ Baroggio, Jakob (1861). Die Geschichte Mannheims von dessen Entstehung bis 1861 (in German). Selbstverl. p. 152. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
^ Laurier, Fr W. (1868). Die evangelisch-protestantische Kirche der Pfalz: Eine Denkschrift zur fünfzigjährigen Jubelfeier der pfälzischen Union am 2. August 1868. Von Fr. W. Laurier (in German). Tascher. p. 27. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
ISBN 978-0-19-969307-8
. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

ISBN 978-90-04-35367-1
. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

^ BAYERLE, B. G. (1844). Die katholischen Kirchen Düsseldorf's von ihrer Entstehung bis auf die neueste Zeit. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Stadt (in German). Schreiner und Roschütz. p. 68. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

ISBN 978-3-99012-835-0
. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

^ Beiträge zur Geschichte des Niederrheins: Jahrbuch des Düsseldorfer Geschichtsvereins (in German). Der Verein. 1888. p. 42. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

Philip William, Elector Palatine
House of Wittelsbach
Born: 1615 Died: 1690

Regnal titles

Preceded by
Wolfgang Wilhelm

Count Palatine of Neuburg

1653–1690 Succeeded by
Johann Wilhelm

Berg

1653–1679

Preceded by
Charles II

Elector Palatine

1685–1690

County of Berg
(1071–1380)

Adolf I

Adolf II

Adolf III

Adolf IV

Adolf V

Engelbert I

Adolf VI

Engelbert II

Henry I

Adolf VII

Adolf VIII

William I

Adolf IX

Gerhard I

William II

Duchy of Berg (1380–1806)

William I

Adolf

Gerhard I

William II

John I

William III

John William I

Wolfgang William

Philip William

John William II

Charles Philip

Charles Theodore

Maximilian Joseph

Grand Duchy of Berg (1806–1813)

Joachim I

Louis I

Electors of the Palatinate

Rupert I

Rupert II

Rupert III

Louis III

Louis IV

Frederick I

Philip

Louis V

Frederick II

Otto Henry

Frederick III

Louis VI

Frederick IV

Frederick V

Charles I Louis

Charles II

Philip William

John William

Charles III Philip

Charles Theodore

Maximilian Joseph

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[1] Förch, F. A. (1860). Neuburg und seine fürsten: ein historischer versuch als beitrag zur geschichte des fürstenthums Pfalz-Neuburg (in German). A. Prechter. p. 93. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

[2] Baroggio, Jakob (1861). Die Geschichte Mannheims von dessen Entstehung bis 1861 (in German). Selbstverl. p. 152. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

[3] Laurier, Fr W. (1868). Die evangelisch-protestantische Kirche der Pfalz: Eine Denkschrift zur fünfzigjährigen Jubelfeier der pfälzischen Union am 2. August 1868. Von Fr. W. Laurier (in German). Tascher. p. 27. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

[4] ISBN 978-0-19-969307-8
. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

[5] ISBN 978-90-04-35367-1
. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[6] BAYERLE, B. G. (1844). Die katholischen Kirchen Düsseldorf's von ihrer Entstehung bis auf die neueste Zeit. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Stadt (in German). Schreiner und Roschütz. p. 68. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[7] ISBN 978-3-99012-835-0
. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[8] Beiträge zur Geschichte des Niederrheins: Jahrbuch des Düsseldorfer Geschichtsvereins (in German). Der Verein. 1888. p. 42. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

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