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Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg

Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg
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Dorothea by an unknown artist
Duchess of Parma
Tenure 7 December 1696 – 26 May 1727
Born (1670-07-05)5 July 1670
Neuburg Palace, Neuburg
Died 15 September 1748(1748-09-15) (aged 78)
Parma, Duchy of Parma
Burial Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Steccata
Spouse Odoardo, Hereditary Prince of Parma
Francesco, Duke of Parma
Full name
Dorothea Sophie
House House of Farnese
House of Wittelsbach
Father Philip William, Elector Palatine
Mother Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
Full name
Dorothea Sophie

Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg (Dorothea Sophie; 5 July 1670 – 15 September 1748) was princess of Neuburg by birth and later Duchess of Parma from 1695 to 1727. She was the sixth daughter of the Elector of the Palatinate, Philip William of Neuburg, and Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt. Three of her sisters were Queen of Spain, Queen of Portugal and Empress of the Holy Roman Empire. She was regent of the duchy of Parma from 1731 to 1735.

Born at the , Dorothea was the fourteenth of seventeen children and her parent's sixth daughter. Her older sisters included a Holy Roman Empress (wife of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor), a Queen of Portugal (wife of Peter II of Portugal), a Queen of Spain (wife of Charles II of Spain) and a Crown Princess of Poland (daughter in law of John III Sobieski). Her brothers included Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine and Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine, both her father's successors and Francis Louis of Neuburg, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order.

Dorothea Sophie was blonde, with blue eyes and tall. She was also known for being arrogant, ambitious, authoritarian and without sense of humour.


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