Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine

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Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine

Philip William of Neuburg, Elector Palatine (24 November 1615 – 2 September 1690), was Count Palatine of Neuburg from 1653 to 1690, Duke of Jülich

Duchy of Jülich

The Duchy of J?lich was a state of the Holy Roman Empire. Its territory is situated in present day Germany and the Netherlands . It was situated on both sides of the river Rur, around its capital J?lich in the lower Rhineland....
and Berg from 1653 to 1679 and Elector of the Palatinate from 1685 to 1690. Son of Wolfgang Wilhelm, Pfalzgraf von Neuburg and Magdalene of Bavaria

Magdalene of Bavaria

Magdalene of Bavaria was the daughter of William V, Duke of Bavaria and Renata of Lorraine. In 1613 she married Wolfgang Wilhelm, Pfalzgraf von Neuburg. Their son was Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine....
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685, with the death of his Protestant cousin, the Elector Palatine Karl II, Philipp Wilhelm inherited the Palatinate, going as far back as Otto-Henry, Elector Palatine, which thus switched from a Protestant to a Catholic territory.

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Philip William of Neuburg, Elector Palatine (24 November 1615 – 2 September 1690), was Count Palatine of Neuburg from 1653 to 1690, Duke of Jülich

Duchy of Jülich

Magdalene of Bavaria

Life

In 1685, with the death of his Protestant cousin, the Elector Palatine Karl II, Philipp Wilhelm inherited the Palatinate, going as far back as Otto-Henry, Elector Palatine, which thus switched from a Protestant to a Catholic territory. The rival claims to the Palatinate of the Duchess of Orleans, Louis XIV's

Louis XIV of France

Louis XIV ruled as List of French monarchs and of King of Navarre. He ascended the throne a few months before his fifth birthday, but did not assume actual personal control of the government until the death of his prime minister , the Italians Jules Cardinal Mazarin, in 1661....
sister-in-law, was the pretext for the French invasion of the Palatinate in 1688, which began the Nine Years War.

Philipp Wilhelm married twice. His first wife was Anna Katharina Konstanze, daughter of Polish king Sigismund III Vasa

Sigismund III Vasa

Sigismund III Vasa was Grand Duke of Lithuania and List of Polish monarchs, a monarch of joined Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1587 to 1632, and Monarch of Sweden from 1592 until he was deposed in 1599....
. Philipp Wilhelm and Anna Katharina Konstanze had stillborn son (b. and d. 1645).

In 1653 Philipp Wilhelm was married to Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, with who he had 17 children, including the next two Palatine Electors, John William

Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine

Johann Wilhelm II, Elector Palatine, also known as Johann Wilhelm von Pfalz-Neuburg , was Elector Palatine , Duke Palatine of Palatinate-Neuburg , Duchy of J?lich and Berg , and Duke of Upper Palatinate and Cham ....
and Charles III Philip

Karl III Philip, Elector Palatine

Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine was a ruler from the house of Wittelsbach. He was Elector Palatine, Count of Palatinate-Neuburg, and Duchy of J?lich and Berg from 1716 to 1742....
but also Elector-Archbishop Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg

Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg

Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg was bishop and archbishop of several dioceses and Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order.He was born in Neuburg an der Donau as son of Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine and Elisabeth Amalie von Hessen-Darmstadt....
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Three of his daughters became queens:

Eleonor Madeleine, as third wife of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor Habsburg , Holy Roman emperor, King of Hungary, King of Bohemia, was the second son of the emperor Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and his first wife Maria Anna of Spain....
Maria Sophia
Maria Sofia of the Palatinate

Maria Sofia of the Palatinate, also of Neuburg , was the Germany List of Portuguese queens of King Peter II of Portugal after the death of his first queen, Maria Francisca of Nemours....
(1666–1699) as second wife of Peter II of Portugal
Peter II of Portugal

|Peter II , the Pacific , Regent and 23rd Kings of Portugal of Portugal and the Algarves .The youngest son of John IV of Portugal and being created Duke of Beja, he was appointed regent for his insane brother, Afonso VI of Portugal, in 1668, shortly after Spain recognition of Portugal's independence....
Maria Anna (1667–1740) as second wife of Charles II of Spain
Charles II of Spain

Charles II , was the last Habsburg Spain of Spain and the ruler of nearly all of Italy , the Spanish territories in the Southern Low Countries, and Spanish empire, stretching from Mexico to the Philippines....

Another daughter Hedwig Elisabeth married Jakub Ludwik Sobieski

Jakub Ludwik Sobieski

Jakub Ludwik Henryk Sobieski ; November 2, 1667 in Paris – December 19, 1737 in Zhovkva) was Crown Prince of Poland....
, Crown Prince of Poland.

A fifth daughter Dorothea Sophie

Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg

Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg Duchess of Parma from 1695 to 1727. She was the sixth daughter of the Elector of the Palatinate, Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, and Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt....
married Odoardo II Farnese, Duke of Parma, and was the mother of Elisabeth of Parma

Elisabeth of Parma

Elisabeth of Parma , Queen consort of Spain, also known as Isabel de Farnesio or Isabella Farnese, was the only daughter of Odoardo II Farnese....
, future queen of Spain.

Ancestors

**Philipp Wilhelm's ancestors in three generations**
Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine	Father: Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg was a German Count palatine and the Duke of Duchy of J?lich and Duchy of Berg....	Paternal Grandfather: Philipp Ludwig of Pfalz-Neuburg	Paternal Great-grandfather: Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken Wolfgang of Zweibr?cken , was member of the House of Wittelsbach family of the Count palatine and Duke of Zweibr?cken in 1532-1559....
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Anna of Hesse
		Paternal Grandmother: Anna of Jülich-Cleves-Berg	Paternal Great-grandfather: Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg William ?the Rich? was a Duke of J?lich-Cleves-Berg .William was born in and died in D?sseldorf. He was the only son of John III, Duke of Cleves, Duke of J?lich-Cleves-Berg, and Maria of J?lich-Berg....
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Maria of Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria Maria of Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria Archduchess Maria of Austria was the daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary from the House of Habsburg....
	Mother: Magdalene of Bavaria Magdalene of Bavaria Magdalene of Bavaria was the daughter of William V, Duke of Bavaria and Renata of Lorraine. In 1613 she married Wolfgang Wilhelm, Pfalzgraf von Neuburg. Their son was Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine....	Maternal Grandfather: William V, Duke of Bavaria William V, Duke of Bavaria William V, Duke of Bavaria , called the Pious, was List of rulers of Bavaria from 1579 to 1597....	Maternal Great-grandfather: Albert V, Duke of Bavaria Albert V, Duke of Bavaria Albert V, Duke of Bavaria , , was Duke of Bavaria from 1550 until his death. He was born in Munich to William IV, Duke of Bavaria and Marie of Baden-Sponheim....
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Anna of Austria Anna of Austria (1528-1590) Anna of Austria was the daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and his wife Anna of Bohemia and Hungary .She was engaged several times as a child, first to Prince Theodor of Bavaria , then to Charles of Orleans , but both died young....
		Maternal Grandmother: Renata of Lorraine Renata of Lorraine Renata of Lorraine was the daughter of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine and Christina of Denmark. Her maternal grandparents were Christian II of Denmark and Isabella of Burgundy....	Maternal Great-grandfather: Francis I, Duke of Lorraine Francis I, Duke of Lorraine Francis I was briefly Duke of Lorraine from 1544 until the following year. He was son of Antoine, Duke of Lorraine and Ren?e of Bourbon-Montpensier, daughter of Gilbert, Count of Montpensier....
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Christina of Denmark Christina of Denmark Christina of Denmark , was firstly Duchess-consort of Milan and then Duchess-consort of Lorraine. She was claimant to the thrones of Norway, Denmark and Sweden....

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