Name Wolfgang Count | ||
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Father Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg Mother Anna of Julich-Cleves-Berg Born 4 November 1578
Neuburg an der Donau ( 1578-11-04 ) Died March 20, 1653, Dusseldorf, Germany Spouse Magdalene of Bavaria (m. 1613) Children Philip William, Elector Palatine Parents Anna of Cleves, Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg Grandchildren Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine Similar People William - Duke of Julich‑Cleves‑Berg, William V - Duke of Bavaria, Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg, John Sigismund - Elector of, Maria Anna of Neuburg | ||
Noble family House of Wittelsbach | ||
Wolfgang Wilhelm (4 November 1578 in Neuburg an der Donau – 14 September 1653 in Düsseldorf) was a German Prince. He was Count palatine of Neuburg and Duke of Jülich and Berg.
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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 War of the Jülich Succession (1609–1614), and became thus the first ruler of Palatinate-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 Wilhelm married three times: