Johann Friedrich (Pfalz-Hilpoltstein)

Johann Friedrich von Pfalz-Neuburg (born August 23, 1587 in Neuburg an der Donau , † October 19, 1644 in Hilpoltstein ) was Count Palatine and Duke of Palatinate-Hilpoltstein from the Wittelsbach branch of Palatinate-Neuburg .

Life

Former residence of Johann Friedrich from 1618–24 (today district court) and parish church of St. John the Baptist (from 1473) in Hilpoltstein

Johann Friedrich was the youngest son of Duke Philipp Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg (1547–1614) from his marriage to Anna (1552–1632), daughter of Duke Wilhelm V von Jülich-Kleve-Berg . After the death of his father in 1614, his eldest brother Wolfgang Wilhelm Hilpoltstein, Heideck and Allersberg had to leave him as a deputate . His other brother August received Sulzbach . The sovereignty remained, however, reserved for the Neuburg prince. This led the Counter-Reformation in all parts of the country, amid violent protests from Johann Friedrichby. Like his brother August, Johann Friedrich remained a Lutheran and was granted the right to a house worship service by Wolfgang Wilhelm.

Johann Friedrich resided in Hilpoltstein from 1619 and married Sophie Agnes (1604–1664), daughter of Landgrave Ludwig V of Hesse-Darmstadt, in Darmstadt in 1624 . None of his eight children were older than three years. He died without an heir in 1644 and Hilpoltstein fell back to Pfalz-Neuburg. Johann Friedrich is buried in the parish church of St. Martin in Lauingen an der Donau .

progeny

From his marriage Johann Friedrich had the following children:

• Anna Luise (1626–1627)
• Marie Magdalene (1628-1629)
• Philipp Ludwig (1629-1632)
• Johann Friedrich (* / † 1630)
• Daughter (* / † 1631)
• Marie Eleonore (* / † 1632)
• Johanna Sofie (1635-1636)
• Anna Magdalene (* / † 1638)

literature

• Max Spindler, Andreas Kraus: Handbook of Bavarian History p. 136
• Konrad Mannert: The history of Bavaria p. 420

Web links

• http://genealogy.euweb.cz/wittel/wittel4.html