Philip Louis (2 October 1547 - 22 August 1614) was the Duke of Neuburg from 1569 until 1614.
History[]
Life[]
Philip Louis was born in Zweibrücken in 1547 as the eldest son of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. After his father's death in 1569, his lands were partitioned between Philip Louis and his four brothers - Philip Louis received the Duchy of Neuburg. He married Anne of Cleves, daughter of Duke William IV of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, in 1574 and used the marriage as the basis of his claim to inherit the duchies in the succession controversy after Duke William's heirless death against the Elector of Brandenburg. The controversy threatened to spark a European War but the murder of King Henry IV of France defused the situation. In 1613 Philip Louis converted to Catholicism and gained the support of Spain and the Catholic League while Brandenburg received the support of the Netherlands. By the Contract of Xanten in 1614 it was partitioned without war: Philip Louis received the Duchies of Jülich and Berg.
Philip Louis died in Neuburg in 1614 and was buried in Lauingen.
Marriage[]
Philip Louis married Anne of Cleves (1 March 1552 - 6 October 1632), daughter of Duke William IV of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, on 27 September 1574 and had the following children:
- Anne Maria (18 August 1575 - 11 February 1643)
- Dorothea Sabine (13 October 1576 - 12 December 1598)
- Wolfgang William (25 October 1578 - 20 March 1653)
- Otto Henry (28 October 1580 - 2 March 1581)
- Augustus (2 October 1582 - 14 August 1632)
- Amalia Hedwig (24 December 1584 - 15 August 1607)
- John Frederick (23 August 1587 - 19 October 1644)
- Sophie Barbara (3 April 1590 - 21 December 1591)
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Preceded by: |
Otto Henry |
Succeeded by: |
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| Wolfgang of Palatinate-Zweibrücken | Duke of Neuburg 1569 - 1614 |
Wolfgang William of Palatinate-Neuburg |
| William IV of Jülich-Cleves-Berg | Duke of Jülich and Berg 1614 | |
| Otto Henry | Count Palatine of Sulzbach 1604 - 1614 |
Augustus of Palatinate-Sulzbach |
| John Frederick of Palatinate-Sulzbach-Hilpoltstein |