John William, Elector Palatine

Johann Wilhelm II
Johann Wilhelm II, Elector Palatine
Elector Palatine
Reign	2 September 1690 – 8 June 1716
Predecessor	Philip William
Successor	Charles III Philip
Born	19 April 1658 Düsseldorf
Died	8 June 1716 (aged 58) Düsseldorf
Burial	St. Andreas, Düsseldorf
Spouse	Maria Anna Josepha of Austria Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici
House	House of Wittelsbach
Father	Philip William, Elector Palatine
Mother	Elisabeth Amalia of Hesse-Darmstadt

Johann Wilhelm II, Elector Palatine ("Jan Wellem" in Low German, English: "John William"; 19 April 1658 – 8 June 1716) of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Elector Palatine (1690–1716), Duke of Neuburg (1690–1716), Duke of Jülich and Berg (1679–1716), and Duke of Upper Palatinate and Cham (1707–1714). From 1697 onwards Johann Wilhelm was also Count of Megen.

He was the son of Count Palatine Philip William of Neuburg and Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt and was born in Düsseldorf, where he resided, rather than in Heidelberg, which had been largely destroyed by French troops during the Nine Years' War. He was educated by the Jesuits and in 1674 he made a grand tour to Italy.

He married Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria in 1678. She was a daughter of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and his third wife Eleanor of Mantua. After her death in 1689, he married Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, the daughter of Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. His brother was Franz Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg, his sisters were married to Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, Peter II of Portugal and Charles II of Spain.