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