John William, Elector Palatine of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Elector Palatine, Duke of Neuburg, Duke of Jülich and Berg, and Duke of Upper Palatinate and Cham. From 1697 onwards Johann Wilhelm was al
Equestrian portrait of Johann Wilhelm by Anthoni Schoonjans, 1702
Double portrait of Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz and Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici
Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici
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Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici was an Italian noblewoman who was the last lineal descendant of the main branch of the House of Medici. A patron of the arts, she bequeathed the Medicis' large art collecti
Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
…Vienna, 5 February 1686) Maria Anna Josepha died in 1689 of tuberculosis. A couple of years later, on 29 April 1691, Johann Wilhelm married by proxy Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, daughter of Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. She departed for Düsseldorf on 6 May 1691, accompanied by her younger brother, Gian Gastone…
Portrait by Jan Frans van Douven
Anna Maria Luisa in Portrait of Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici with flowers by Antonio Franchi, c. 1682–1683
Anna Maria Luisa in The Electress Palatine in mourning dress by Jan Frans van Douven, 1717. She points to the portrait of Johann Wilhelm's remains, adorned with the Palatine regalia, in the milieu.