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Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg

Dorothea Sophie
Countess Palatine of Neuburg
Dorothea Sophia of Neuburg, duchess of Parma.jpg
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, Italy
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 Duchess of Parma from 1695 to 1727. She was the sixth daughter of the Elector Palatine, Philip William of Neuburg, and Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt. Her sisters became Queen of Spain, Queen of Portugal and Holy Roman Empress. She was regent of the duchy of Parma from 1731 to 1735.

Born at the , Countess Palatine Dorothea was the fourteenth of seventeen children and her parents' sixth daughter. Her older sisters included: Eleonor Magdalene, consort of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I; Maria Sofia, consort of Peter II of Portugal; Maria Anna, consort of Charles II of Spain; and Elisabeth, daughter-in-law of John III Sobieski, King of Poland.

Her brothers included the Electors Palatine Johann Wilhelm and Charles III, each of whom, in turn, succeeded their father; and Francis Louis, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order.


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