Name Wolfgang the | ||
Noble family House of Palatinate-Neumarkt Father Philip, Elector Palatine Mother Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine Born 31 October 1494
Heidelberg ( 1494-10-31 ) Buried Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg Died April 2, 1558, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Germany Place of burial Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg, Germany Parents Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine, Philip, Elector Palatine Grandparents Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou Great-grandparents Antipope Felix V, Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria People also search for Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine | ||
Wolfgang of the Palatinate (nicknamed the Elder; 31 October 1494 in Heidelberg – 2 April 1558 in Neumarkt) was a German nobleman from the House of Wittelsbach. He was Count Palatine of Neumarkt and governor of the Upper Palatinate.
Life
Wolfgang was a son of the Elector Palatine Philip (1448-1508) from his marriage to Margaret (1456-1501), the daughter of Duke Louis IX of Bavaria-Landshut. His parents intended Wolfgang to have a religious career. He was a canon in Augsburg, Würzburg and Speyer, and from 1515 Rector Magnificus of the University of Wittenberg. In 1524, Wolfgang returned to the lay state.
In 1522, Wolfgang became a member of the Teutonic Knights and in 1524, he received Neumarkt as an apanage. In 1544, he was appointed governor of the Upper Palatinate at Amberg. He was considered a friend and patron of the sciences.
Wolfgang died in 1558, unmarried and childless. He was buried in the Church of the Holy Spirit in Heidelberg.