Otto Henry, Elector Palatine

Otto Henry
Portrait by Georg Pencz, 1550
Elector Palatine
Reign26 February 1556 – 12 February 1559
PredecessorFrederick II
SuccessorFrederick III
Born10 April 1502
Amberg
Died12 February 1559(1559-02-12) (aged 56)
Heidelberg
SpouseSusanna of Bavaria
HouseWittelsbach
FatherRuprecht of the Palatinate
MotherElisabeth of Bavaria-Landshut
ReligionLutheran (from 1540s)
Roman Catholic (until 1540s)

Otto-Henry, Elector Palatine, (German: Ottheinrich; 10 April 1502, Amberg[1] – 12 February 1559, Heidelberg)[2] a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Count Palatine of Palatinate-Neuburg from 1505 to 1557 and prince elector of the Palatinate from 1556 to 1559. He was a son of Rupert, Count Palatine, third son of Philip, Elector Palatine; and of Elizabeth of Bavaria-Landshut, daughter of George of Bavaria.

  1. ^ Andreas Edel, "Ottheinrich," in Neue Deutsche Biographie 19:655.
  2. ^ Schreiber, KH. "Otto Heinrich". Genealogie Mittelalter (in German). self. Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2009-10-22.