Wolfgang William (German: Wolfgang Wilhelm) (25 October 1578 - 20 March 1653) was the Duke of Neuburg from 1614 until 1653.
Life[]
Wolfgang William was born in Neuburg in 1578 as a son of Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg. He succeeded his father in Palatinate-Neuburg after his death in 1614 and inherited his rights to Jülich-Cleves-Berg. Wolfgang William's territories suffered only minor destruction during the Thirty Years' War (1618 - 1648) through his Catholicism and his strict policy of neutrality and he managed to maintain himself in the Duchies of Jülich and Berg, and even acquired the County of Ravenstein in 1629 from Brandenburg-Prussia. From 1636 he resided almost exclusively in Düsseldorf.
Wolfgang William died in Düsseldorf in 1653 and was buried in the Church of St Andrew.
Marriage[]
Wolfgang William married Magdalena of Bavaria (4 July 1587 - 25 September 1628), daughter of Duke William V, on 1 November 1613 and had the following children:
- Philip William (4 October 1615 - 12 September 1690)
Wolfgang William married Catherine Elizabeth Charlotte of Palatinate-Zweibrücken (11 January 1615 - 21 March 1651), daughter of Duke John II, on 1 November 1631 and had the following children:
- Ferdinand Philip (7 May 1633 - 20 September 1633)
- Eleanore Francisca (9 April 1634 - 22 November 1634)
Wolfgang William married Maria Francisca of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (18 May 1633 - 7 March 1702), daughter of Count Egon VIII, on 6 May 1651. The marriage remained childless.
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Preceded by: |
Otto Henry |
Succeeded by: |
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| Philip Louis | Duke of Neuburg 1614 - 1653 |
Philip William |
| Duke of Jülich and Berg 1614 - 1653 | ||
| George William of Brandenburg-Prussia | Count of Ravenstein 1629 - 1653 |