Philip of the Rhine and Margarete of Bavaria

Philip, Count Palatine of the Rhine (German: Philipp der Aufrichtige) (14 July 1448, Heidelberg – 28 February 1508, Germersheim) was an Elector Palatine of the Rhine from the house of Wittelsbach in 1476 - 1508. July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... Events January 5/ 6 - Christopher of Bavaria, Norway and Sweden dies with no designated heir leaving all three kingdoms with vacant thrones. ... Heidelberg is a scenic city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, halfway between Stuttgart and Frankfurt. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1508 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Germersheim is a town in the Bundesland (State) of Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany and has abound 20,000 inhabitants. ... A palatinate is an area administered by a count palatine, originally the direct representative of the sovereign but later the hereditary ruler of the territory subject to the crowns overlordship. ... At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Romansch: Rein, Italian: Reno) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... The Wittelsbach family were the ruling dynasty of the German duchy of Bavaria from 1180 to 1918 and of the Rhine Palatinate from 1214 until 1805; in 1815 the latter territory was incorporated into Bavaria, which had been elevated to a kingdom by Napoleon in 1806. ... Events March 2 - Battle of Grandson. ... 1508 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was the only son of Louis IV, Count Palatine of the Rhine and his wife Margarete of Savoy. At the age of one year Philip fell under the guardianship of his uncle Frederick, who more lately adopted him. In 1474 he married with Margarete of Bavaria-Landshut, the daughter of Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria and received the Upper Palatinate. After the death of his adoptive father in 1476, he became the Elector. In 1499 he inherited the possessions of thу branches of Pfalz-Mosbach and Pfalz-Neumarkt. Events December 12 - Upon the death of Henry IV of Castile a civil war ensues between his designated successor Isabella I of Castile and her sister Juana who was supported by her husband, Alfonso V of Portugal. ... Duke Louis IX of Bavaria (23. ... The Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of Bavaria. ... 1499 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A palatinate is an area administered by a count palatine, originally the direct representative of the sovereign but later the hereditary ruler of the territory subject to the crowns overlordship. ...

In 1481 Philip invited Johann von Dalberg into the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg. Events May 3 - Mehmed II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Beyazid II. May 21 - Christian I, King of Denmark and Norway dies and is succeeded by his son John (1481-1513) With the death of Duke Charles IV of Anjou, Anjou was reverted... The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; also known as simply University of Heidelberg) is one of the most prestigious universities of Germany. ...

Family and children

With Margarete of Bavaria-Landshut he had the following children:

1. Louis (2 July 1478 – 16 March 1544)
2. Philipp (5 July 1480 – 5 January 1541), Bishop of Freising (1498-1541) and of Naumburg (1517-41)
3. Ruprecht (14 May 1481 – 20 August 1504), Bishop of Freising (1495-1498)
4. Frederick (9 December 1482 – 26 February 1556)
5. Elisabeth (16 November 1483 – 24 June 1522), married:
   1. in 1498 to Landgrave William III of Hesse-Marburg;
   2. in 1503 to Margrave Philip I of Baden
6. Georg (10 February 1486 – 27 September 1529), Bishop of Speyer (1515-1529)
7. Henry (15 February 1487 – 3 January 1552), Bishop of Utrecht (1523-1529) and of Freising (1541-1552), Bishop of Worms (1523-1552)
8. John III (7 May 1488] – 3 February 1538), Bishop of Regensburg (1507-1538)
9. Amalie (25 July 1490 – 6 January 1524), married in 1513 to Duke George I of Pomerania-Wolgast
10. Barbara (28 August 1491 – 15 August 1505)
11. Helene (9 February 1493 – 4 August 1524), married in 1513 to Duke Henry III of Mecklenburg
12. Wolfgang (31 October 1494 – 2 April 1558)
13. Otto Henry, born and died in 1496
14. Katharina (d. 16 January 1526)

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External links

• ((German)) genealogie-mittelalter.de