Johann Friedrich, Count Palatine of Sulzbach-Hilpoltstein

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{{Short description|Count Palatine of Sulzbach-Hilpoltstein from 1614 to 1644}}

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| name = Johann Friedrich, Count Palatine of Sulzbach-Hilpoltstein

| image = Johann Friedrich von Pfalz-Hilpoltstein.jpg

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| noble family = House of Wittelsbach

| father = Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg

| mother = Anna of Cleves

| spouse = Sophie Agnes of Hesse-Darmstadt

| birth_date = {{birth_date|1587|8|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Neuburg

| death_date = {{death date and age|1644|10|19|1587|8|23|df=yes}}

| death_place = Hilpoltstein

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Johann Friedrich (23 August 1587 – 19 October 1644) was the Count Palatine of Sulzbach-Hilpoltstein from 1614 until 1644.

Life

Johann Friedrich was born in Neuburg in 1587 as the youngest son of Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg and Anna of Cleves. After his father's death in 1614, his territories were partitioned between Johann Friedrich and his brothers; Johann Friedrich being the youngest he received the Lordship of Hilpoltstein. He died in Hilpoltstein in 1644 and was buried in Lauingen.

Marriage

Johann Friedrich married Sophie Agnes (12 January 1604 – 8 September 1664), daughter of Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt, in 1624 and had the following children:

  1. Anne Louise (11 October 1626 – 23 February 1627)
  2. Maria Magdalena (27 February 1628 – 17 June 1629)
  3. Philipp Ludwig (26 February 1629 – 8 August 1632)
  4. Johann Friedrich (25 March 1630 – 22 May 1630)
  5. unnamed daughter (22 April 1631)
  6. Maria Eleanore (28 March 1632 – 23 November 1632)
  7. Joanna Sophie (2 September 1635 – 19 August 1636)
  8. Anne Magdalena (5 March 1638 – 29 July 1638)

Ancestors

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| 1= 1.Johann Friedrich, Count Palatine of Sulzbach-Hilpoltstein

| 2= 2. Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg

| 3= 3. Anna of Cleves

| 4= 4. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

| 5= 5. Anna of Hesse

| 6= 6. Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

| 7= 7. Archduchess Maria of Austria

| 8= 8. Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

| 9= 9. Elisabeth of Hesse

| 10= 10. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse

| 11= 11. Christine of Saxony

| 12= 12. John III, Duke of Cleves

| 13= 13. Maria of Jülich-Berg

| 14= 14. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

| 15= 15. Anne of Bohemia and Hungary

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Category:House of Wittelsbach

Category:Counts Palatine of Sulzbach

Category:People from Neuburg an der Donau

Category:1587 births

Category:1644 deaths

Category:Sons of counts