Philip William, Elector Palatine

Elector Palatine from 1685 to 1690

(m. 1642; died 1651)

Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

(m. 1653)

Issue
DetailEleonor 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 NeuburgHouseWittelsbachFatherWolfgang William, Count Palatine of NeuburgMotherMagdalene of BavariaReligionCatholicism

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
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. Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

8. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

17. Elisabeth of Hesse

4. Philipp Ludwig of Pfalz-Neuburg

18. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse

9. Anna of Hesse

19. Christine of Saxony

2. Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg

20. John III, Duke of Cleves

10. William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

21. Maria of Jülich-Berg

5. Anna of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

22. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

11. 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

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References

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^ 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

Monarchs of Berg

County of Berg (1071–1380)

Duchy of Berg (1380–1806)

Grand Duchy of Berg (1806–1813)

v t e 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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