List of electresses of the Palatinate

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The Electress of the Palatinate (German : Kurfürstin von der Pfalz) was the consort of the Prince-elector of the Electorate of the Palatinate, one of the Holy Roman Empire's greatest princes. [1]

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First Electorate, 1356–1648

House of Wittelsbach, Main branch, 1356–1559

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ElectressCeased to be ElectressDeath Husband
Ruprecht I mit Frauen.jpg Elisabeth of Namur John I, Marquis of Namur
(Dampierre)
1329Autumn 1350
or
Summer 1358
10 January 1356
Raised to Electress
29 March 1382 Rupert I
Beatrix von Berg, 1910.jpg Beatrice of Berg William VII of Jülich, 1st Duke of Berg
(Jülich)
1360before 14 November 138516 February 1390
husband's death
16 May 1395
Eliska rim.jpg Elisabeth of Nuremberg Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg
(Hohenzollern)
135827 June 13746 January 1398
husband's accession
18 May 1410
husband's death
26 July 1411 Rupert III
MatyldaSavoy.jpg Matilda of Savoy Amadeus, Prince of Achaea
(Savoy)
1391/140030 November 141730 December 1436
husband's death
14 May 1438 Louis III
DH-Ulrich der Vielgeliebte Gattinnen.jpg Margaret of Savoy Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
(Savoy)
1410s or 7 August 142018 October 144513 August 1449
husband's death
30 September 1479 Louis IV
Philipp der Aufrichtige.jpg Margaret of Bavaria Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)
7 November 145621 February 147412 December 1476
husband's accession
24/25 February 1501 Philip
Arms of Bavaria.svg Sibylle of Bavaria Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)
16 June 148923 February 151118 April 1519 Louis V
ChristinavonDaenemarkCoxcie.jpg Dorothea of Denmark Christian II of Denmark
(Oldenburg)
10 November 152026 September 153516 March 1544
husband's accession
26 February 1556
husband's death
31 May 1580 Frederick II

House of Palatinate-Simmern, 1559–1623

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ElectressCeased to be ElectressDeath Husband
MarieBrandKulmPfalz.JPG Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
(Hohenzollern)
14 October 151921 October 153712 February 1559
husband's accession
31 October 1567 Frederick III
Frederick III, Elector Palatine.jpg Amalia of Neuenahr Gumprecht II of Neuenahr-Alpen, Count of Limburg
(Neuenahr)
6 April 153925 April 156926 October 1576
husband's death
10 April 1602
Elisabeth of Hesse (1539-1582).jpg Elisabeth of Hesse Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
(Hesse)
13 February 15398 July 156026 October 1576
husband's accession
14 March 1582 Louis VI
Arms of the house of Cirksena (1).svg Anne of Ostfriesland Edzard II, Count of East Frisia
(Cirksena)
26 June 156212 July 158322 October 1583
husband's death
21 April 1621
Louise Juliana van oranje.jpg Louise Juliana of Nassau William the Silent
(Orange-Nassau)
31 March 157623 June 159319 September 1610
husband's death
15 March 1644 Frederick IV
Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia by Michiel Jansz. van Miereveldt.jpg Elizabeth Stuart of England and Scotland James VI of Scotland
(Stuart)
19 August 159614 February 161323 February 1623
husband's accession
13 February 1662 Frederick V

House of Wittelsbach, Bavarian branch, 1623–1648

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ElectressCeased to be ElectressDeath Husband
Ambito fiammingo - Elisabetta di Lorena, duchessa di Baviera, 1600 ca.jpg Elisabeth of Lorraine Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
(Lorraine)
9 October 15746 February 159523 February 1623
husband's accession
4 January 1635 Maximilian I
Joachim von Sandrart - Erzherzogin Maria Anna (1610-1665), Kurfurstin von Bayern.jpg Maria Anna of Austria Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)
13 January 161015 July 1635October 1648
Became better known as Electress of Bavaria
25 September 1665

Second Electorate, 1648–1777

House of Palatinate-Simmern, 1648–1685

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ElectressCeased to be ElectressDeath Husband
Charlotte von Hessen-Kassel um 1650.jpg Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
(Hesse-Kassel)
20 November 162722 February 16501658
divorce
26 March 1686 Charles I Louis
Princess Wilhelmina Ernestine of Denmark.jpg Wilhelmina Ernestine of Denmark Frederick III of Denmark
(Oldenburg)
20 or 21 June 165020 September 167128 August 1680
husband's accession
26 May 1685
husband's death
22 or 23 April 1706 Charles II

House of Palatinate-Neuburg, 1685–1742

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ElectressCeased to be ElectressDeath Husband
Johann Spilberg 002.jpg Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
(Hesse-Darmsta)
20 March 16353 September 165326 May 1685
husband's accession
2 September 1690
husband's death
4 August 1709 Philip William
Anna Maria Luisa young.jpg Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
(Medici)
11 August 166729 April 16918 June 1716
husband's death
18 February 1743 John William

House of Palatinate-Sulzbach, 1742–1799

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ElectressCeased to be ElectressDeath Husband
Elisabeth Auguste von Felix Anton Besold 1748.jpg Elisabeth Augusta of Palatinate-Sulzbach Joseph Charles, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
(Wittelsbach)
17 January 172117 January 174231 December 1742
husband's accession
17 August 1794 Charles IV Theodore
Maria Leopoldine of Austria Este with sons.jpeg Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este
(Austria-Este)
10 December 177615 February 179516 February 1799
husband's death
23 June 1848

House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, 1799–1806

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ElectressCeased to be ElectressDeath Husband
1776 Karoliine.jpg Caroline of Baden Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden
(Baden)
13 July 17769 March 179716 February 1799
husband's accession
1 January 1806
elevated to Queen of Bavaria
13 November 1841 Maximilian II Joseph

See also

Sources

  1. Thomas Curtis (1829). The London Encyclopaedia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature, and Practical Mechanics, Comprising a Popular View of the Present State of Knowledge. Illustrated by Numerous Engravings, a General Atlas, and Appropriate Diagrams. T. Tegg. p. 5.

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