Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
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Philipp Wilhelm of Neuburg, Elector Palatine (24 November 1615 – 2 September 1690), was Count Palatine of Neuburg and Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1653 to 1690. Son of Wolfgang Wilhelm, Pfalzgraf von Neuburg and Magdalene of Bavaria.
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 sister-in-law, was the pretext for the French invasion of the Palatinate in 1688, which began the Nine Years War.
Philipp Wilhelm was married to Elisabeth Amalie von Hessen-Darmstadt, with who he had 17 children. On of these was their son Karl III Philip, Elector Palatine.
Three of his daughters became queen :
- Eleonor Madeleine, as third wife of Leopold I of Austria
- Maria Sophia (1666-1699) as second wife of Peter II of Portugal
- Maria Anna (1667-1740) as second wife of Charles II of Spain
An other daughter, Hedwig Elisabeth Amelia de Baviere Pfalz-Neuburg married crown prince Jakub Ludwik Sobieski of Poland.
And a fifth daughter Dorothea Sophie married Odoardo II Farnese, Duke of Parma, and was the mother of Elisabeth of Parma, future queen of Spain.
| Preceded by Wolfgang Wilhelm |
Count Palatine of Neuburg 1653-1690 |
Succeeded by Johann Wilhelm |
| Preceded by Karl II |
Elector Palatine 1685-1690 |
