Duke of Neuburg

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The Duke of Neuburg was a title held by members of the Wittelsbach dynasty who ruled the small German principality of Palatinate-Neuburg within the Holy Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf noble title
associatedCapital Neuburg Castle
associatedHouseBranch Palatinate-Neuburg line of Wittelsbachs
associatedRegion Bavarian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Bavarian Circle
associatedTerritory Lower Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
associatedWith Palatinate-Neuburg
associatedWithEvent Thirty Years' War
War of the Jülich-Cleves-Berg Succession
country Holy Roman Empire
dynasty House of Wittelsbach
feudalRank imperial prince
governmentForm principality
heldBy Charles Philip, Elector Palatine
Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
John William, Elector Palatine
Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg
Philip William, Elector Palatine
Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg
heldPersonalUnionWith Electorate of Bavaria
Electorate of the Palatinate
heraldry Wittelsbach coat of arms
historicalEra Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period
languageOfCourt German
legalSystem imperial law of the Holy Roman Empire
locatedIn Germany
nobleRank duke
nobleStyle Serene Highness
partOf Wittelsbach territories
linked to: Duchy of Bavaria
politicalRole imperial prince with seat and vote in the Imperial Diet
predecessorTitle Count Palatine of the Rhine
relatedTitle Duke of Bavaria
Elector Palatine
religion Calvinism
Lutheranism
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
seat Neuburg an der Donau
sovereigntyStatus immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire
succession agnatic primogeniture
territorialStatus imperial estate
titleCreatedFor a cadet branch of the Wittelsbach dynasty
titleExtinctInPractice 18th century
titleHolderOf ruler of Palatinate-Neuburg
titleType territorial title
vassalOf Holy Roman Emperor
within Holy Roman Empire

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Duke of Cleves hasSuccessor Duke of Neuburg
Otto Henry, Elector Palatine positionHeld Count Palatine of Neuburg
linked to: Duke of Neuburg
Duchy of Neuburg nobleTitle Duke of Neuburg
House of Palatinate-Neuburg hasMainTitle Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg
linked to: Duke of Neuburg