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Philip the Upright ( German: Philipp der Aufrichtige) (14 July 1448 – 28 February 1508) was an Elector Palatine of the Rhine from the house of Wittelsbach from 1476 to 1508. Biography. He was the only son of Louis IV, Count Palatine of the Rhine and his wife Margaret of Savoy.
- 14 July 1448, Heidelberg
- Louis IV, Count Palatine of the Rhine
- 28 February 1508 (aged 59), Germersheim
- Margaret of Savoy
Philip William of Neuburg, Elector Palatine (German: Philipp Wilhelm) (24 November 1615 – 2 September 1690) was Count Palatine of Neuburg from 1653 to 1690, Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1653 to 1679 and Elector of the Palatinate from 1685 to 1690.
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- Early Years
- Scandal and Exile
- Military Career and Death
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Prince Philip was born in The Hague, where his parents lived in exile after his father lost the Battle of White Mountain and was driven from the thrones of both Bohemia and the Palatinate. His father, a Calvinist, died on 29 November 1632, when Philip was five years old. He and his older brother Edward were educated at the French court, at the requ...
On the night of June 20, 1646 Prince Philip killed the French exile Lieutenant Colonel Jacques de l'Epinay, Sieur de Vaux, in a duel or fight. Rumours declared that the taunt which had provoked Prince Philip to murder had been a boast of the French Don Juan that he had enjoyed the favours not only of Philip's older sister, the Princess Louise, but ...
Philip entered the military service of the Duke of Lorraine with the rank of colonel. He was killed at the Battle of Rethel on 16 December 1650, during the Fronde. His remains were returned to Sedanand were buried in the Church of Saint Charles.
Carl Eduard Vehse: Geschichte der deutschen Höfe seit der Reformation: 4. Abth., Geschichte der Höfe der Häuser Baiern, Würtemberg, Baden und Hessen; 2. Th, Band 24, Hoffmann und Campe, 1853, S. 10...Philip the Upright (1448–1508) Elector Palatine of the Rhine. Louis V (1478 –1544) Elector Palatine of the Rhine. Frederick II (1482 –1556) Elector Palatine of the Rhine. Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Otto-Henry (1502–1559) Count Palatine of Palatinate-Neuburg from 1505, Elector Palatine of the Rhine from 1556.
Apr 12, 2014 · Karl III Philip (Charles Philip), Elector Palatine of the Rhine ( Kurfürst von der Pfalz ), 1716-1742: born 4 November 1661, the seventh of seventeen children of Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, and succeeded his brother Johann Wilhelm as elector in 1716. The period of his rule was one of oppression for the Mennonites.
Karl III Philip, Elector Palatine (b. Neuburg, November 4, 1661 – d. Mannheim, December 31, 1742) was a ruler from the house of Wittelsbach. He was Elector Palatine, Count of Palatinate-Neuburg, and Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1716 to 1742.
Philip William of Neuburg, Elector Palatine (German: Philipp Wilhelm) (24 November 1615 – 2 September 1690) was Count Palatine of Neuburg from 1653 to 1690, Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1653 to 1679 and Elector of the Palatinate from 1685 to 1690.
