Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
| Johann Wilhelm II | |
|---|---|
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| Elector Palatine | |
| Ring | 2 September 1690 – 8 Juin 1716 |
| Predecessor | Philip William |
| Successor | Charles III Philip |
| Born | 19 Aprile 1658 Düsseldorf |
| Dee'd | 8 Juin 1716 (aged 58) Düsseldorf |
| Buirial | St. Andreas, Düsseldorf |
| Spouse | Maria Anna Josepha o Austrick Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici |
| Hoose | Hoose o Wittelsbach |
| Faither | Philip William, Elector Palatine |
| Mither | Landgravine Elisabeth Amalia o Hesse-Darmstadt |
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Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine ("Jan Wellem" in Low German, English: "John William"; 19 Aprile 1658 – 8 Juin 1716) o the Hoose o Wittelsbach wis Elector Palatine (1690–1716), Duke o Neuburg (1690–1716), Duke o Jülich an Berg (1679–1716), an Duke o Upper Palatinate an Cham (1707–1714). Frae 1697 onwards Johann Wilhelm was aa Count o Megen. His enormous collection of paintings bi Rubens can still be seen in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.
First mairiage[eedit | eedit soorce]
In Wiener Neustadt on 25 October 1678 he mairit Airchduchess Maria Anna Josepha o Austrick, daughter o Ferdinand III, Haly Roman Emperor an Eleonora Gonzaga. At this point Johann Wilhelm wis cried the "Electoral Prince o the Palatinate". They haed nae surviving issue.
Issue[eedit | eedit soorce]
- A son (born an died 6 Februar 1683)
- A son (born an died 5 Februar 1686)
Second mairiage[eedit | eedit soorce]
On On 29 Aprile 1691 he mairit Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici (last o the Hoose o Medici an daughter o Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke o Tuscany, an Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (first cousin o Louis XIV o Fraunce) she wis an sister o Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke o Tuscany, the last Medici Grand Duke o Tuscany. They haed nae issue.
External links[eedit | eedit soorce]
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