Philip the Upright () (14 July 1448 – 28 February 1508) was an
Elector Palatine of the
Rhine
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from the
house of Wittelsbach
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from 1476 to 1508.
Biography
He was the only son of
Louis IV, Count Palatine of the Rhine and his wife
Margaret of Savoy. At the age of one year Philip fell under the guardianship of his uncle
Frederick, who later adopted him. In 1474, he married
Margaret of Bavaria-Landshut, the daughter of
Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria and by virtue of the marriage received the
Upper Palatinate. After the death of his adoptive father in 1476, he became the Elector. In 1499 he inherited the possessions of the branches of
Palatinate-Mosbach and
Palatinate-Neumarkt. Philip lost the
Landshut War of Succession in 1504 to
Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria.
In 1481 Philip invited
Johann von Dalberg into the
Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg.
Family and children
Philip married
Margaret of Bavaria
Margaret of Bavaria (1363 – 23 January 1424, Dijon) was List of Burgundian royal consorts, Duchess of Burgundy by marriage to John the Fearless. She was the regent of the Burgundian Low Countries during the absence of her spouse in 1404–1419 ...
(7 November 1456 – 25 January 1501) on 21 February 1474. They had the following children:
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* Louis V of France (967–987)
* Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor and V of Germany (1282–1347)
* Louis V, Duke of Bavaria (1315–1361)
* Louis V, Elector Palatine (ruled 1508–1544)
* Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (r ...
(2 July 1478 – 16 March 1544),
Elector Palatine 1508–1544
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Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominen ...
(5 July 1480 – 5 January 1541),
Bishop of Freising (1498–1541) and of
Naumburg
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(1517–41).
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Ruprecht (14 May 1481 – 20 August 1504), Bishop of Freising (1495–1498), father of
Otto Henry, Elector Palatine
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Frederick II (9 December 1482 – 26 February 1556),
Elector Palatine 1544–1556
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Elisabeth (16 November 1483 – 24 June 1522), married:
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Philip I, Margrave of Baden.
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Georg (10 February 1486 – 27 September 1529),
Bishop of Speyer (1515–1529).
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Henry (15 February 1487 – 3 January 1552),
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(1523–1529) and of
Freising
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Location
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(1541–1552),
Bishop of Worms (1523–1552).
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John III (7 May 1488 – 3 February 1538),
Bishop of Regensburg (1507–1538).
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Amalie (25 July 1490 – 6 January 1524), married in 1513 to
George I, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast.
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Helena (9 February 1493 – 4 August 1524), married in 1513 to
Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg
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Wolfgang (31 October 1494 – 2 April 1558).
# Otto Henry (6 May 1496 – 31 May 1496).
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Catherine
Katherine (), also spelled Catherine and Catherina, other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Ch ...
(14 October 1499 – 16 January 1526).
Ancestors
External links
genealogie-mittelalter.de
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1448 births
1508 deaths
15th-century Prince-electors of the Palatinate
16th-century Prince-electors of the Palatinate
Nobility from Heidelberg
House of Wittelsbach
Burials at the Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg