Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach


Augustus was Count Palatine of Sulzbach from 1614 until 1632.

Life

Augustus was born in Neuburg in 1582 as the second son of Philip Louis of Palatinate-Neuburg and Anna of Cleves. After his father's death in 1614 his territories were partitioned between Augustus and his two brothers - Augustus received northern portions of the Duchy of Neuburg which were constituted as the Duchy of Sulzbach.
Augustus died in Windsheim in 1632 and was buried in Lauingen.

Marriage

Augustus married Hedwig of Holstein-Gottorp, daughter of Duke John Adolph and Princess Augusta of Denmark, on 17 July 1620 and had the following children:
  1. Anne Sophie
  2. Christian Augustus
  3. Adolph Frederick
  4. Augusta Sophie, married Václav Eusebius František, Prince of Lobkowicz
  5. John Louis
  6. Philip Florinus
  7. Dorothea Susanne

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