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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.
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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. Frederick III of Simmern, the Pious (1515 – 1576) Count Palatine of Simmern from 1557 and Elector Palatine of the Rhine from 1559.
In 1557 Otto Henry abdicated of Neuburg to become Elector. Neuburg fell to Wolfgang I. Otto Henry left no descendants: the main line became extinct with his death. Simmern line succeeded in the Electorate.
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).
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.
Otto Henry Elector Palatine of the Rhine and Count Palatine of Neuburg (1502 - 1559) RA Collection: People and Organisations. Reigned over Neuburg 1522-44, 1552-9; over the Rhine Palatinate 1556-9.
