Countess Palatine Hedwig Elisabeth of Neuburg

Hedwig Elisabeth
Princess Sobieski
Hedwig by Adriaen van der Werff
Born	(1673-07-18)18 July 1673 Stadtschloss, Düsseldorf, Germany
Died	10 August 1722(1722-08-10) (aged 49) Wrocław, Poland
Burial	St. Kazimierz Church, Warsaw, Poland
Spouse	James Louis Sobieski
Issue Detail	Maria Karolina, Duchess of Bouillon Maria Clementina, Titular Queen of England
Father	Philip William, Elector Palatine
Mother	Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

Hedwig Elisabeth of Neuburg (Hedwig Elisabeth Amelia; 18 July 1673 – 10 August 1722) was the daughter of Philip William, Duke of Neuburg, Berg and Jülich, Elector Palatine of Neuburg, and his wife Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt.

Biography 1
Genealogical Connections 2
Issue 3
Ancestry 4

Biography

Born at the Stadtschloss in Düsseldorf, she was the fifteenth of seventeen children. Her sisters included Eleonor Magdalene, Holy Roman Empress, Maria Sofia, Queen of Portugal, Maria Anna, Queen of Spain and Dorothea Sophie, Duchess of Parma and mother of the famous Elisabeth Farnese.

Her nephews and nieces included Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor and Clemens August of Bavaria, Archbishop of Cologne. Others included, the future John V of Portugal as well as his consort Maria Anna of Austria (daughter of Empress Eleonor Magdalene).

Her future husband was engaged to Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł but the marriage never materialised and thus allowed her to marry him.

She married Prince James Louis Henry Sobieski, son of King John III Sobieski of Poland, on 8 February 1691.

They had five daughters, two of which had issue.

Genealogical Connections

Her grandson, through her daughter Maria Clementina, was Bonnie Prince Charlie. Her sister married Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. Therefore, her great- niece was Maria Theresa of Austria, the great empress who was also mother to Marie Antoinette of Austria.

Through her grand daughter Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne (daughter of Charlotte), she has descendants in Austria, the Princes of Guéméné and claimant Dukes of Bouillon.

Issue

Maria Leopoldyna (30 April 1693 – 12 July 1695);
Maria Casimira (20 January 1695 – 18 May 1723) - she became a nun. Her father tried to get her married to Charles XII of Sweden.
Marie Karolina, known as Charlotte (25 November 1697 – 8 May 1740) married twice; firstly to Frédéric Casimir de La Tour d'Auvergne, no issue; married again Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne and had issue;
Jan (21 October 1698 - July 1699);
Maria Clementina (July 18, 1702 – January 24, 1735), married James Francis Edward Stuart (1688–1766), son of King James II of England (1633–1701) and had issue;
Maria Magdalena (August 3, 1704 – August 3, 1704).

Ancestry

Ancestors of Countess Palatine Hedwig Elisabeth of Neuburg

16. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

8. Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg

17. Landgravine Anna of Hesse

4. Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg

18. William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

9. Duchess Anna of Cleves

19. Archduchess Maria of Austria

2. Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine

20. Albert V, Duke of Bavaria

10. William V, Duke of Bavaria

21. Archduchess Anna of Austria

5. Duchess Magdalene of Bavaria

22. Francis I, Duke of Lorraine

11. Duchess Renata of Lorraine

23. Princess Christina of Denmark and Norway

1. Hedwig Elisabeth Amelia of the Palatinate-Neuburg

24. George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

12. Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

25. Countess Magdalene of Lippe

6. George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

26. John George, Elector of Brandenburg

13. Margravine Magdalena of Brandenburg

27. Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst

3. Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

28. Christian I, Elector of Saxony

14. John George I, Elector of Saxony

29. Margravine Sophie of Brandenburg

7. Princess Sophia Eleonore of Saxony

30. Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia

15. Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia

31. Duchess Marie Eleonore of Cleves

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Countess Palatine Hedwig Elisabeth of Neuburg