Wolfgang William, Count Palatine of Neuburg

Wolfgang William, Count Palatine of Neuburg
Wolfgang William, Count Palatine of Neuburg on an engraving by Lucas Vorsterman
Spouse(s)	Magdalene of Bavaria Catharina Elisabeth Charlotte of Palatinate-Zweibrücken Maria Franziska of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg
Noble family	House of Wittelsbach
Father	Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg
Mother	Anna of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
Born	4 November 1578(1578-11-04) Neuburg an der Donau
Died	20 March 1653(1653-03-20) (aged 74) Düsseldorf

Wolfgang William (Neuburg an der Donau, 4 November 1578 – 20 March 1653 Düsseldorf) was a German Prince. He was Count palatine of Neuburg and Duke of Jülich and Berg.

Life

His parents were Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg, and Anna of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, a daughter of Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. He was the winner of the Succession War for the Duchies of Jülich and Cleves (1609–1614), and became thus the first ruler of Pfalz-Neuburg, who was also Duke of Jülich and Duke of Berg. In 1615, he was made a Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece. Because he converted to Catholicism and practised a strict policy of neutrality in the Thirty Years' War, his territories escaped widespread destruction.

He moved his residence to Düsseldorf in 1636.

Marriage and issue

Wolfgang William married three times:

• In 1613 to Magdalene of Bavaria, who gave birth to Philip William, his successor.
• In 1631 to Catharina Elisabeth Charlotte of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, who gave birth to Ferdinand Philip and Eleonore Franziska.
• In 1651 to Countess Maria Franziska of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg, they had no children.

External links

• Wolfgang William, Count Palatine of Neuburg in the German National Library catalogue (German)
• Biography and Portrait of Count palatine Wolfgang Wilhelm von Neuburg
• Ronny Baier (2003). Bautz, Traugott. ed (in German). Pfalz-Neuburg, Wolfgang Wilhelm von, Pfalzgraf von Pfalz-Neuburg und Herzog von Jülich und Berg. Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). 21. Nordhausen. cols. 1163–1168. ISBN 3-88309-110-3. http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/p/pfalz_w_w.shtml. 

Wolfgang William, Count Palatine of Neuburg House of Wittelsbach Born: 1578 Died: 1653
German royalty
Regnal titles
Preceded by Philipp Ludwig	Count Palatine of Neuburg 1614–1653	Succeeded by Philipp Wilhelm
Vacant Title last held by John William	Duke of Jülich and Berg 1614–1653