Karl III Philip, Elector Palatine
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Karl III Philip, Elector Palatine (November 4, 1661 – December 31, 1742) was a ruler from the house of Wittelsbach. He was Elector Palatine, Count of Palatinate-Neuburg, and Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1716 to 1742.
[edit] Biography
Born in Neuburg an der Donau, Karl Philip was the seventh of 17 children of Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine and Elisabeth Amalie von Hessen-Darmstadt. He was married to Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł (since August 10, 1688), with whom he had the daughter Elizabeth Augusta Sophie, to Teresa Lubomirska (since December 15, 1701) and to Violanta Marie von Thurn und Taxis.
He succeeded his brother Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine on his death in 1716. He moved the Palatinate's capital from Heidelberg to the new city of Mannheim in 1720. Upon his death in 1742, the Palatinate-Neuburg line became extinct, and the Palatinate (including Neuburg, Jülich and Berg) was inherited by the Palatinate-Sulzbach line of the Wittelsbach family.
While in Mannheim, Karl III Philip, and later his nephew, put together what was commonly regarded as the finest orchestra in all of Europe. Under the leadership of musicians such as Johann Stamitz and Carlo Grua, the orchestra of the Kapelle was lauded by such musicians such as Leopold and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
He died in Mannheim in 1742.
| Preceded by: Johann Wilhelm |
Elector Palatine 1716–1742 |
Succeeded by: Karl IV Theodor |
