Louis VI, Elector Palatine

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In the history of the Holy Roman Empire, Louis VI, Elector Palatine (Simmern, 4 July 1539 – 22 October 1583, Heidelberg) was an Elector from the Palatinate-Simmern branch of the house of Wittelsbach. He was the first-born son of Frederick III, Elector Palatine and Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Unlike his father, he gave preference to Lutheranism over Calvinism, purging Calvinists from positions at the University of Heidelberg.

[edit] Family and children

Louis VI was married twice. First, on July 8, 1560, he married Elisabeth of Hesse (13 February 1539 – 14 March 1582). They had the following children:

  1. Anna Marie (b. Heidelberg, 24 July 1561 - d. Eskilstuna, 29 July 1589), married Charles IX of Sweden.
  2. Elisabeth (b. Heidelberg, 15 June 1562 - d. Heidelberg, 2 November 1562).
  3. Dorothea Elisabeth (b. Jagdschloß Deinschwang, 12 January 1565 - d. Jagdschloß Deinschwang, 7 March 1565).
  4. Dorothea (b. Amberg, 4 August 1566 - d. Amberg, 10 March 1568).
  5. Frederick Philip (b. Amberg, 19 October 1567 - d. Amberg, 14 November 1568).
  6. Johann Friedrich (b. Amberg, 17 February 1569 - d. Amberg, 20 March 1569).
  7. Ludwig (b. Amberg, 30 December 1570 - d. Amberg, 7 May 1571).
  8. Katharina (b. Amberg, April 1572 - d. Amberg, 16 October 1586).
  9. Christine (b. Schloß Hirschwald, 6 January 1573 - d. Zweibrücken, 21 July 1619).
  10. Frederick IV, Elector Palatine (b. Amberg, 5 March 1574 - d. Heidelberg, 9 September 1610).
  11. Philip (b. Amberg, 4 May 1575 - d. Amberg, 9 August 1575).
  12. Elisabeth (b. Amberg, 24 November 1576 - d. Heidelberg, 10 April 1577).

Second, he married on 12 July 1583 Countess Anna of Ostfriesland (26 June 1562 – 21 April 1621), but they had no children.

[edit] External links

Preceded by
Frederick III		 Elector Palatine
1576 – 1583		 Succeeded by
Frederick IV