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13-719: He was the son of Count Palatine Philip William of Neuburg and Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt and was born in Düsseldorf , where he resided, rather than in Heidelberg , which had been largely destroyed by French troops during the Nine Years' War . He was educated by the Jesuits and in 1674 he made a grand tour to Italy. His brother was Franz Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg , his sisters were married to Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I , Peter II of Portugal , and Charles II of Spain . As

26-614: A Protestant to a Catholic territory. Charles II's sister, now the Duchess of Orléans and Louis XIV's sister-in-law, also claimed the Palatinate. This was the pretext for the French invasion in 1688, which began the Nine Years War . Philip William married twice. He first married Princess Anna Catherine Constance Vasa , daughter of Sigismund III Vasa and Constance of Austria . The couple had

39-636: A gift to Johann Wilhelm and his new bride, Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria , Johann Wilhelm's father ceded to them the Duchies of Jülich and Berg in 1679. Johann Wilhelm later also succeeded his father as Elector Palatine in 1690. In the Peace of Rijswijk (1697), he was restored to many of the possessions which had been taken by the French, with the provision that the Electoral Palatinate not revert to Protestantism. This provision made him unpopular in

52-439: A son who died at birth. Anne Catherine Constance herself died in 1651. In 1653 Philipp Wilhelm married Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt . This second marriage lasted 37 years and was regarded as extremely happy. They had 17 children, including the next two Palatine Electors, John William and Charles III Philip , as well as Elector-Archbishop Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg . Many of these children have descendants today. In

65-929: The 1966 Flood of the Arno River , the bones of Anna Maria Luisa were exhumed. A scientific examination found no traces of syphilis. He was more popular in Jülich - Berg , where he erected impressive buildings such as the Bensberg Castle and led a lavish court which gave work to many artists and artisans, including the court painters Johannes Spilberg , his daughter Adriana , her later husband Eglon van der Neer , Adriaen van der Werff , Jan Frans van Douven , Herman van der Mijn , Jan van Nickelen , his daughter Jacoba Maria van Nickelen , her husband Willem Troost , Anthoni Schoonjans , Rachel Ruysch , Godfried Schalcken , and Jan Weenix with his daughter Maria Weenix . His enormous collection of paintings by Rubens can still be seen in

78-795: The Alte Pinakothek in Munich . His widow Anna Maria Luisa was the last scion of the House of Medici . A patron of the arts, she bequeathed the Medicis’ large art collection, including the contents of the Uffizi , Palazzo Pitti , and the Medicean villas, which she inherited upon the death of her brother Gian Gastone in 1737, and her Palatine treasures to the Tuscan state , on the condition that no part of it could be removed from

91-807: The Palatinate and with Protestants. During the War of the Spanish Succession Johann Wilhelm received also the Bavarian Upper Palatinate , which was returned to Bavaria in 1714. He died in Düsseldorf and was buried in the St. Andreas Church . Having no son, Johann Wilhelm was succeeded by his brother Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine . On 25 October 1678, in Wiener Neustadt , Johann Wilhelm married Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria . She

104-528: The capital Florence . Therefore, these treasures are still to be visited in Florence today. In Düsseldorf, the Jan-Wellem Square is named after Johann Wilhelm. [REDACTED] Media related to John William, Elector Palatine at Wikimedia Commons Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine Philip William of Neuburg, Elector Palatine ( German : Philipp Wilhelm ) (24 November 1615 – 2 September 1690 )

117-488: The early years of their marriage, the couple lived in Düsseldorf , where they founded churches and monasteries. married second Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici and had no issue married second Teresa Lubomirska and had issue; married third Violante Theresia of Thurn und Taxis , no issue [REDACTED] Media related to Philip William, Elector Palatine at Wikimedia Commons Willem Troost Wilhelmus , or Willem Troost (1684, Amsterdam – 1752, Amsterdam ),

130-399: The painter Jacoba Maria van Nickelen , with whom he possibly travelled to Dusseldorp to become court painters for Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine . According to Jan van Gool he had been the sixth of seven sons and was first apprenticed to a clerk for 8 years before becoming a pupil of Glauber. He and his wife eventually had 8 children, of whom two were still alive when Van Gool was writing;

143-532: Was Count Palatine of Neuburg from 1653 to 1690, Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1653 to 1679 and Elector of the Palatinate from 1685 to 1690. He was the son of Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg and Magdalene of Bavaria . In 1685, with the death of his Protestant cousin, the Elector Palatine Charles II , Philip William inherited the Electorate of the Palatinate, which thus switched from

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156-1071: Was a daughter of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor , and his third wife, Eleanor of Mantua . The wedding ceremony was performed by Archbishop Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch . The couple settled in Düsseldorf , where they led an elaborate royal household. During their marriage, Maria Anna Josepha gave birth to two children, but neither survived infancy: Maria Anna Josepha died in 1689 of tuberculosis . A couple of years later, on 29 April 1691, Johann Wilhelm married by proxy Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici , daughter of Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany . She departed for Düsseldorf on 6 May 1691, accompanied by her younger brother, Gian Gastone . Johann Wilhelm surprised her at Innsbruck , where they officially married. Anna Maria Luisa became pregnant in 1692; however, she miscarried. Historians believed incorrectly that shortly after her arrival, she contracted syphilis from her adulterous husband, which might have explained why Anna Maria Luisa and Johann Wilhelm failed to produce any children. In 2012, after concern caused by

169-731: Was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic . According to the RKD he was a pupil of Johannes Glauber during the year 1704-1709 and became court painter in Dusseldorp in 1712. He also worked in Keulen, Duisburg & Kleef, before returning to the Netherlands and spending time in Haarlem from 1735-1745 before moving to Amsterdam. He is known for Italianate landscapes and interior decorations. He married

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