Otto I, Count Palatine of Mosbach
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Otto I was the Count Palatine of Mosbach
from 1410 until 1448, and the Count Palatine of Mosbach-Neumarkt
from 1448 until 1461.
in 1390 as the youngest son of Rupert III of the Palatinate, King of Germany
. In 1410 after the death of his father, the territories of the Palatinate were divided between his four sons; Otto received the territory around Mosbach and Eberbach
. He made Mosbach his capital and began the construction of a new residence there. Otto became the regent of the Electoral Palatinate and guardian of his nephew Louis IV after his brother Louis III
returned from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem seriously ill and died soon after. He held the regency until 1442.
In 1448 he inherited half of the territory of the extinct Palatinate-Neumarkt and purchased the other half from his brother Stephen, and he also established a residence in Neumarkt
. Otto died in Reichenbach am Regen
in 1461 and was buried in the Benedictine Abbey of Reichenbach.
(1413 - 20 July 1444), daughter of duke Henry XVI in January in 1340 and had the following children:
Palatinate-Mosbach
Palatinate-Mosbach was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Mosbach and Eberbach in the north of modern Baden-Württemberg, Germany.Palatinate-Mosbach was created in 1410 out of the partition of the Palatinate after the death of King Rupert III for his son Otto...
from 1410 until 1448, and the Count Palatine of Mosbach-Neumarkt
Palatinate-Mosbach-Neumarkt
Palatinate-Mosbach-Neumarkt was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Mosbach and Eberbach in the north of modern Baden-Württemberg, and Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate of Bavaria, Germany....
from 1448 until 1461.
Life
Otto was born in MosbachMosbach
Mosbach is the capital of the Neckar-Odenwald district in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 58 km east of Heidelberg. Its geographical position is 49.21'N 9.9'E....
in 1390 as the youngest son of Rupert III of the Palatinate, King of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. In 1410 after the death of his father, the territories of the Palatinate were divided between his four sons; Otto received the territory around Mosbach and Eberbach
Eberbach
Eberbach can refer to:* Eberbach , city on the river Neckar in Baden-Württemberg, Germany* Eberbach Abbey, Cistercian monastery in Germany* Eberbach-Seltz, commune of the Bas-Rhin département in FrancePeople:...
. He made Mosbach his capital and began the construction of a new residence there. Otto became the regent of the Electoral Palatinate and guardian of his nephew Louis IV after his brother Louis III
Louis III, Elector Palatine
Louis III, Count Palatine of the Rhine , was an Elector Palatine of the Rhine from the house of Wittelsbach in 1410–1436....
returned from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem seriously ill and died soon after. He held the regency until 1442.
In 1448 he inherited half of the territory of the extinct Palatinate-Neumarkt and purchased the other half from his brother Stephen, and he also established a residence in Neumarkt
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz is the capital of the Neumarkt district in the administrative region of the Upper Palatinate, in Bavaria, Germany. With a population of about 40,000, Neumarkt is the seat of various projects, and acts as the economic and cultural center of the western Upper Palatinate,...
. Otto died in Reichenbach am Regen
Reichenbach am Regen
Reichenbach is a municipality in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany.-Geography:Reichenbach lies in the "Middle Bavarian Forest", in the middle Regental, in the valley of the river rain...
in 1461 and was buried in the Benedictine Abbey of Reichenbach.
Marriage
Otto married Joanna of Bavaria-LandshutBavaria-Landshut
-History:The creation of the duchy was the result of the death of Emperor Louis IV the Bavarian. In the Treaty of Landsberg 1349, which divided up Louis's empire, his sons Stephen, William, and Albert were to receive jointly Lower Bavaria and the Netherlands. Four years later the inheritance was...
(1413 - 20 July 1444), daughter of duke Henry XVI in January in 1340 and had the following children:
- Margaret (2 March 1432 - 26 June 1451)
- Amalie (22 February 1433 - 5 December 1488)
- OttoOtto II, Count Palatine of Mosbach-NeumarktOtto II Mathematicus was the Count Palatine of Mosbach-Neumarkt from 1461 until 1499.-Life:Otto was born in 1435 as the eldest son of Otto I, Count Palatine of Mosbach-Neumarkt. He succeeded his father in 1461 and spent most of his life in Neumarkt...
(26 June 1435 - 8 June 1499) - Rupert (25 November 1437 - 1 November 1465)
- Dorothea (24 August 1439 - 15 May 1482)
- Albert (6 September 1440 - 20 August 1506)
- Anne (1441 - ?)
- John (1 August 1443 - 4 October 1486)
- Barbara (July 1444 - ?)
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Otto I |
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| Rupert III of the Electoral Palatinate |
Count Palatine of Mosbach Palatinate-Mosbach Palatinate-Mosbach was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Mosbach and Eberbach in the north of modern Baden-Württemberg, Germany.Palatinate-Mosbach was created in 1410 out of the partition of the Palatinate after the death of King Rupert III for his son Otto... 1410 - 1448 |
Count Palatine of Mosbach-Neumarkt Palatinate-Mosbach-Neumarkt Palatinate-Mosbach-Neumarkt was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Mosbach and Eberbach in the north of modern Baden-Württemberg, and Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate of Bavaria, Germany.... 1448 - 1461 |
Otto II Otto II, Count Palatine of Mosbach-Neumarkt Otto II Mathematicus was the Count Palatine of Mosbach-Neumarkt from 1461 until 1499.-Life:Otto was born in 1435 as the eldest son of Otto I, Count Palatine of Mosbach-Neumarkt. He succeeded his father in 1461 and spent most of his life in Neumarkt... |
| Christopher | Count Palatine of Neumarkt with... Stephen 1448 |
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