Philip William August, Count Palatine of Neuburg

Philip William August, Count Palatine of Neuburg
Count Palatine Philip William August of Neuburg, painted c. 1690, probably by Pieter van der Werff
Born	(1668-11-19)19 November 1668 Neuburg an der Donau
Died	5 April 1693(1693-04-05) (aged 24) Zákupy
Noble family	House of Wittelsbach
Spouse(s)	Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg
Issue Detail	Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Neuburg
Father	Philip William, Elector Palatine
Mother	Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

Philip William August, Count Palatine of Neuburg (born 19 November 1668 in Neuburg an der Donau; died: 5 April 1693 in Zákupy (German: Reichstadt)) was a Prince and Count Palatine of Neuburg.

Life

Philip William August was the 13th from a total of 17 children of Elector Palatine Philip William (1615-1690) from his second marriage to Elisabeth Amalie (1635-1709), a daughter of Landgrave George II of Hesse-Darmstadt.

His oldest sister, Eleonor Magdalene married Emperor Leopold I in 1676. In August 1689, after he had visited his brother in Breslau and his sister in Vienna, Philip William began his Grand Tour to Italy.

Philip William August chose a secular career and entered into active military service. He died at the age of 24 after suffering for seven days from a "malignant fever" and was buried in the parish church of Zákupy. His heart lies in the Court Church in Neuburg on the Danube.

Marriage and issue

He married on 29 October 1690 in Raudnitz Anna Maria Franziska (1672–1741), a daughter of Duke Julius Francis of Saxe-Lauenburg. The wedding ceremony, which had to be postponed due to the illness and death of Philip William August's father, was carried out "plainly". His marriage brought Philipp Wilhelm August the following children:

Leopoldine Eleanor (1691–1693).
Maria Anna Carolina (1693–1751), married in 1719 Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria (1699–1738).

Ancestry

Ancestors of Philip William August, Count Palatine of Neuburg

16. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

8. Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg

17. Landgravine Anna of Hesse

4. Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg

18. William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

9. Anna of Cleves

19. Archduchess Maria of Austria

2. Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine

20. Albert V, Duke of Bavaria

10. William V, Duke of Bavaria

21. Archduchess Anna of Austria

5. Duchess Magdalene of Bavaria

22. Francis I, Duke of Lorraine

11. Duchess Renata of Lorraine

23. Princess Christina of Denmark and Norway

1. Philip William August, Count Palatine of Neuburg

24. George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

12. Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

25. Countess Magdalene of Lippe

6. George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

26. John George, Elector of Brandenburg

13. Margravine Magdalena of Brandenburg

27. Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst

3. Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

28. Christian I, Elector of Saxony

14. John George I, Elector of Saxony

29. Margravine Sophie of Brandenburg

7. Princess Sophia Eleonore of Saxony

30. Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia

15. Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia

31. Duchess Marie Eleonore of Cleves

References

F. A. Förch: Neuburg und seine fürsten: ein historischer versuch als beitrag zur geschichte des fürstenthums Pfalz-Neuburg, A. Prechter, 1860, p. 95