Wolfgang Wilhelm von Pfalz-Neuburg (4 November 1578 in
Neuburg an der Donau
Neuburg an der Donau (Central Bavarian: ''Neiburg an da Donau'') is a town which is the capital of the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district in the state of Bavaria in Germany.
Divisions
The municipality has 16 divisions:
* Altmannstetten
* Bergen, Neu ...
– 14 September 1653 in
Düsseldorf
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) was a German Prince. He was
Count palatine
A count palatine (Latin ''comes palatinus''), also count of the palace or palsgrave (from German ''Pfalzgraf''), was originally an official attached to a royal or imperial palace or household and later a nobleman of a rank above that of an or ...
of
Neuburg and Duke of
Jülich and
Berg Berg may refer to:
People
*Berg (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
*Berg Ng (born 1960), Hong Kong actor
* Berg (footballer) (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
Former states
* Berg (state), county and duchy of the Hol ...
.
Life
Wolfgang Wilhelm's parents were
Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg
Philipp Ludwig of Neuburg (2 October 1547 – 22 August 1614) was the Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg from 1569 until 1614.
Life
Philipp Ludwig was born in Zweibrücken in 1547 as the eldest son of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. After his f ...
, and
Anna of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, a daughter of
Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. He was the winner of the
War of the Jülich Succession
The War of the Jülich Succession was a war of succession in the United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. It lasted between 10 June 1609 and 24 October 1610, resumed in May 1614 and finally ended on 13 October 1614. The first round of the conflict ...
(1609–1614), and became thus the first ruler of
Palatinate-Neuburg
Palatinate-Neuburg (german: Herzogtum Pfalz-Neuburg) was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire, founded in 1505 by a branch of the House of Wittelsbach. Its capital was Neuburg an der Donau. Its area was about 2,750 km², with a population of ...
, who was also Duke of
Jülich and Duke of
Berg Berg may refer to:
People
*Berg (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
*Berg Ng (born 1960), Hong Kong actor
* Berg (footballer) (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
Former states
* Berg (state), county and duchy of the Hol ...
. In 1615, he was made a Knight in the
Order of the Golden Fleece. Because he converted to
Catholicism
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and practised a strict policy of neutrality in the
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle ...
, his territories escaped widespread destruction.
Wolfgang Wilhelm moved his residence to
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...
in 1636.
Marriage and issue
Wolfgang Wilhelm married three times:
* In 1613 to
Magdalene of Bavaria
Magdalene of Bavaria (4 July 1587 – 25 September 1628) was a princess member of the House of Wittelsbach by birth and Countess Palatine of Neuburg and Duchess of Jülich-Berg by marriage.
She was born in Munich, Bavaria, the tenth and younges ...
, who gave birth to
**
Philip William, his successor.
* In 1631 to , daughter of
John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
John II the Younger (german: Johann II. der Jüngere) (26 March 1584 – 9 August 1635) was the Duke of Zweibrücken from 1604 until 1635.
Life
John was born in Bergzabern in 1584 as the eldest son of John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken ...
, who gave birth to Ferdinand Philip and Eleonore Franziska. Both children died young.
*In 1651 to Countess , daughter of
Egon VIII of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg
Egon VIII of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (Ernst Egon; 21 March 1588 in Speyer – 24 August 1635 in Constance) was Imperial Count of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (1618–1635) and Bavarian Field-marshal, and an important military leader in the Thirty ...
, they had no children.
Ancestry
External links
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Biography and Portrait of Count palatine Wolfgang Wilhelm von Neuburg*
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1578 births
1653 deaths
Converts to Roman Catholicism from Lutheranism
German Roman Catholics
House of Wittelsbach
Counts Palatine of Neuburg
Dukes of Berg
Knights of the Golden Fleece
Hereditary Princes of Neuburg
People from Neuburg an der Donau