Palatinate-Neuburg

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Castle of Neuburg

Palatinate-Neuburg (German: Herzogtum Pfalz-Neuburg) was a in 1505 originated part of the Holy Roman Empire with the capital in Neuburg an der Donau. It occupied the territory of 2,750 km² and has ca. 100,000 citizens.

History

The Duchy of Pfalz-Neuburg was created in 1505 as the result of the War of Landshut's inheritance and existed till 1799 or 1808. After the so-called Kölner Spruch (Vedict of Köln) was this principality created from the territories northerly of Donau for the underaged sons Otto Henry and Philipp of Ruprecht, Bishop of Freising. Until his death in 1508 ruled as guardian their grandfather Philip and afterwards Frederick II. In 1557 Otto Henry ceded duchy (the so-called Young Palatinate) to Wolfgang of Pfalz-Zweibrücken and his elder son Philipp Louis founded in 1569 the elder line of Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Neuburg, from which in 1614 was separated the line of Palatinate-Sulzbach.

The Duchy of Pfalz-Neuburg was in 1808 abolished. After the repartition of Bavaria in 1837 Pfalz-Neuburg was joined to Swabia.

Counts palatine of Neuburg

• Otto Henry 1505-1559
• Philipp 1505-1548
• Wolfgang 1559-1569
• Philipp Louis 1569-1614
• Wolfgang Wilhelm 1614-1653
• Philipp Wilhelm 1653-1690
• Johann Wilhelm 1690-1716
• Karl 1716-1742
• Karl Theodor 1742-1799

See also

• Palatinate (disambiguation)