Name Wolfgang Count | ||
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Father Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg Mother Anna of Julich-Cleves-Berg Born 4 November 1578Neuburg an der Donau ( 1578-11-04 ) Died March 20, 1653, Dusseldorf, Germany 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 | ||
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: