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Otto-Henry, Elector Palatine, (German: Ottheinrich; 10 April 1502, Amberg – 12 February 1559, Heidelberg) a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Count Palatine of Palatinate-Neuburg from 1505 to 1557 and prince elector of the Palatinate from 1556 to 1559.
The counts palatine of the Rhine held the office of imperial vicars in the territories under Frankish law (in Franconia, Swabia and the Rhineland) and ranked among the most significant secular Princes of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1541 elector Otto Henry converted to Lutheranism.
Otto Henry (German: Ottheinrich) (10 April 1502 - 12 February 1559) was the Elector Palatine from 1556 until 1559, and the Duke of Neuburg from 1505 until 1559. Otto Henry was born in Amberg in 1502 as the eldest son of Rupert of the Palatinate, the former Bishop of Freising and a son of the...
Otto-Henry (1502–1559) Count Palatine of Palatinate-Neuburg from 1505, Elector Palatine of the Rhine from 1556 Simmern Line 1559-1623 and 1648-1685 Second Electorate 1648-1685
Otto Henry Elector Palatine of the Rhine and Count Palatine of Neuburg (1502 - 1559) Reigned over Neuburg 1522-44, 1552-9; over the Rhine Palatinate 1556-9. Commissioner of buildings and sculptures in Neuburg and Heidelberg; collector of paintings, medals, engravings, astronomical instruments, armour and books.
May 23, 2018 · The Reformation took root in earnest with the accession of Elector Otto Henry (ruled 1556 – 1559), a classic Renaissance prince and patron of the arts. He established Lutheranism but sowed the seeds of future discord by appointing professors of varying Protestant convictions to the resurgent University of Heidelberg.
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Otto Heinrich (Otto Henry or Ottheinrich): Elector Palatine of the Rhine (Kurfürst von der Pfalz), 1556-1559; born 10 April 1502, the son of Ruprecht of the Palatinate (1481-1504) and Elisabeth of Bavaria-Landshut (1478-1504).
