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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 [ edit ] 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 [1] – 2 September 1690 [2]) 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. He was the son of Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg and Magdalene of Bavaria .
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Anna herself died in 1651. Philip then married Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt on 3 September, 1653. This was a happy union which lasted 37 years and produced 17 children. Philip became Elector Palatine upon the death of his Protestant cousin in 1685, thus turning it to a Catholic territory, but he had a rival.
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Born in Neuburg an der Donau, Charles Philip was the seventh of seventeen children of Philip William, Elector Palatine and Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt. Though Charles Philip became a cleric in Cologne at the age of fourteen in 1677 in Salzburg, and again in 1679 in Mainz, he was not ordained but instead started a military career in 1684. He...
Charles Philip succeeded his brother Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine on his death in 1716. He moved the Palatinate's capital from Heidelberg to the new city of Mannheim in 1720, but not before promoting his favorite court jester, Perkeo of Heidelberg, to be in charge of the castle's wine stocks. To strengthen the union of all lines of the Wittelsb...
Charles Philip was married three times. His first marriage took place in Berlin on 10 August 1688 when he married Princess Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł, dowager margravine of Brandenburg and a wealthy heiress in Lithuania. They had four children although only a single daughter, Elisabeth Auguste, lived to adulthood: 1. Leopoldine Eleonore Josephine (...
- 8 June 1716 – 31 December 1742
- House of Wittelsbach
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. He was the son of Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg and Magdalene of Bavaria. Life
Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (Neuburg, 4 November 1661 – Mannheim, 31 December 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. Until 1728 Charles III Philip was also Count of Megen. Born in Neuburg an der Donau, Charles Philip was the seventh of 17 children of Philip William ...
Apr 12, 2014 · Source: Wikipedia. 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.
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