Philip William August, Count Palatine of Neuburg (born 19 November 1668 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, N ...

; died: 5 April 1693 in

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()) was a Prince and Count Palatine of Neuburg.

Life

Philip William August was the 13th from a total of 17 children of Elector Palatine Philip William (1615-1690) from his second marriage to Elisabeth Amalie (1635-1709), a daughter of Landgrave George II of Hesse-Darmstadt. His oldest sister, Eleonor Magdalene married Emperor Leopold I in 1676. In August 1689, after he had visited his brother in Breslau and his sister in Vienna, Philip William began his Grand Tour to Italy. Philip William August chose a secular career and entered into active military service. He died at the age of 24 after suffering for seven days from a "malignant fever" and was buried in the parish church of

. His heart lies in the Court Church in Neuburg on the Danube.

Marriage and issue

He married on 29 October 1690 in Raudnitz Anna Maria Franziska (1672–1741), a daughter of Duke

Julius Francis of Saxe-Lauenburg Julius Francis (16 September 1641 – 30 September 1689) was duke of Saxe-Lauenburg between 1666 and 1689. He was a son of Duke Julius Henry and his third wife Anna Magdalena of Lobkowicz (1606–1668), daughter of Baron William ''the Younger'' P ...

. The wedding ceremony, which had to be postponed due to the illness and death of Philip William August's father, was carried out "plainly". His marriage brought Philipp Wilhelm August the following children: * Leopoldine Eleanor (1691–1693). * Maria Anna Carolina (1693–1751), married in 1719 Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria (1699–1738).

Ancestry

References

* F. A. Förch: ''Neuburg und seine fürsten: ein historischer versuch als beitrag zur geschichte des fürstenthums Pfalz-Neuburg'', A. Prechter, 1860, p. 95

External links

* http://www.pfalzneuburg.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/PhilippWilhelmJun.pdf Dukes in Germany House of Wittelsbach Counts Palatine of the Holy Roman Empire People from Neuburg an der Donau 1668 births 1693 deaths 17th-century German people Sons of dukes Sons of prince-electors {{Germany-noble-stub