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Wolfgang of the Palatinate

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Wolfgang of the Palatinate
Wolfgang of the Palatinate
Born(1494-10-31)31 October 1494
Heidelberg
Died2 April 1558(1558-04-02) (aged 63)
Neumarkt
Burial
HousePalatinate-Neumarkt
FatherPhilip, Elector Palatine
MotherMargaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine

Wolfgang of the Palatinate (nicknamed the Elder; 31 October 1494 in Heidelberg – 2 April 1558 in Neumarkt) was a German nobleman from the House of Wittelsbach. He was Count Palatine of Neumarkt and governor of the Upper Palatinate.

Life

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Wolfgang was a son of the Elector Palatine Philip (1448-1508) from his marriage to Margaret (1456-1501), the daughter of Duke Louis IX of Bavaria-Landshut. His parents intended Wolfgang to have a religious career. He was a canon in Augsburg, Würzburg and Speyer, and from 1515 Rector Magnificus of the university of Wittenberg. In 1524, Wolfgang returned to the lay state.

In 1522, Wolfgang became a member of the Teutonic Knights and in 1524, he received Neumarkt as an apanage. In 1544, he was appointed governor of the Upper Palatinate at Amberg. He was considered a friend and patron of the sciences.

Wolfgang died in 1558, unmarried and childless. He was buried in the Church of the Holy Spirit in Heidelberg.

References

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  • Michael Masson: Das Königshaus Bayern: genealogisch bearbeitet und mit historisch-biographischen Notizen erläutert, self-published, 1854, p. 102
  • Bayerische numismatische Gesellschaft: Mitteilungen der Bayerischen numismatischen Gesellschaft, vols. 7–10, self-published, 1888, p. 149
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