Philip William, Elector Palatine

Philip William
Philip William
	Philip William in 1685
Elector Palatine
Reign	26 May 1685 – 2 September 1690
Predecessor	Charles II
Successor	Johann Wilhelm
Count Palatine of Neuburg
Reign	14 September 1653 – 2 September 1690
Predecessor	Wolfgang Wilhelm
Successor	Johann Wilhelm
Born	24 November 1615; New Palace, 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)
Issue; Detail	Eleonor Madeleine, Holy Roman Empress; John William, Elector Palatine; Wolfgang George Frederick von Pfalz-Neuburg; Ludwig Anton von Pfalz-Neuburg; Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine; Alexander Sigismund, Bishop of Augsburg; Francis Louis, Archbishop of Trier; Frederick Wilhelm von Pfalz-Neuburg; Maria Sophia, Queen of Portugal; Maria Anna, Queen of Spain; Philip William August, Count Palatine of Neuburg; Dorothea Sophie, Duchess of Parma; Hedwig Elisabeth, Princess Sobieski; Countess Palatine Leopoldine Eleonora of Neuburg
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Wolfgang William, Count Palatine of Neuburg
Mother	Magdalene of Bavaria
Religion	Catholicism

Philip William of Neuburg, Elector Palatine (German: Philipp Wilhelm) (24 November 1615^[1] – 2 September 1690^[2]) was Count Palatine of Neuburg from 1653 to 1690, Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1653 to 1679 and 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 Elector Palatine Charles II, Philip William inherited the Electorate of the Palatinate, which thus switched from a Protestant to a Catholic territory.^[3] Charles II's sister, now the Duchess of Orléans and Louis XIV's sister-in-law, also claimed the Palatinate.^[4] This was the pretext for the French invasion in 1688, which began 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 Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt.^[6] This second marriage lasted 37 years and was regarded as extremely happy. They had 17 children,^[7] including the next two Palatine Electors, John William and Charles III Philip, as well as Elector-Archbishop 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
Eleonore 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

8. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

4. Philipp Ludwig of Pfalz-Neuburg

9. Anna of Hesse

2. Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg

10. William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

5. Anna of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

11. Archduchess Maria of Austria

1. Philip William, Elector Palatine

12. Albert V, Duke of Bavaria

6. William V, Duke of Bavaria

13. Archduchess Anna of Austria

3. Magdalene of Bavaria

14. Francis I, Duke of Lorraine

7. Renata of Lorraine

15. Christina of Denmark

External links

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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.
^ Whaley, Joachim (2012). Germany and the Holy Roman Empire: Volume II: The Peace of Westphalia to the Dissolution of the Reich, 1648-1806. OUP Oxford. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-19-969307-8. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
^ Kontler, Laszlo; Somos, Mark (25 September 2017). Trust and Happiness in the History of European Political Thought. BRILL. p. 146. 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.
^ Anderson, Roberta; Santaliestra, Laura Oliván; Suner, Suna (16 April 2021). Gender and Diplomacy: Women and Men in European Embassies from the 15th to the 18th Century. Hollitzer Wissenschaftsverlag. p. 152. 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.

Regnal titles
Philip William, Elector Palatine House of Wittelsbach Born: 1615 Died: 1690
Preceded by Wolfgang Wilhelm	Count Palatine of Neuburg 1653–1690	Succeeded by Johann Wilhelm
Preceded by Wolfgang Wilhelm	Duke of Jülich and Berg 1653–1679
Preceded by Charles II	Elector Palatine 1685–1690

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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] Whaley, Joachim (2012). Germany and the Holy Roman Empire: Volume II: The Peace of Westphalia to the Dissolution of the Reich, 1648-1806. OUP Oxford. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-19-969307-8. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

[5] Kontler, Laszlo; Somos, Mark (25 September 2017). Trust and Happiness in the History of European Political Thought. BRILL. p. 146. 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] Anderson, Roberta; Santaliestra, Laura Oliván; Suner, Suna (16 April 2021). Gender and Diplomacy: Women and Men in European Embassies from the 15th to the 18th Century. Hollitzer Wissenschaftsverlag. p. 152. 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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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 VI William II
Duchy of Berg (1380–1806)	William II Adolf Gerhard I William IV John III 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

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