Palatinate-Neuburg

Duchy of Palatinate-Neuburg
Herzogtum Pfalz-Neuburg (German)
1505–1808
Coat of arms (1609–1685) of Palatinate-Neuburg
Coat of arms
(1609–1685)
Neuburg Castle
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire (until 1806)
CapitalNeuburg an der Donau
Common languagesAustro-Bavarian
Religion

Counts Palatine were Roman Catholic until 1541, then Lutheran until 1614, then again Roman Catholic since 1614.
GovernmentPrincipality
Count Palatine 
• 1505–57
Otto Henry
• 1557–69
Wolfgang
• 1653–90
Philip William
• 1742–99
Charles Theodore
Historical eraMiddle Ages
30 July 1505
• In personal union with the Electorate of the Palatinate
1556–1557
• Ceded to Zweibrücken
1557
• Sulzbach separated
1614
• Merged with the Electorate of the Palatinate
1685
• Disestablished
1808
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Bavaria-Landshut
Electoral Palatinate

Palatinate-Neuburg (German: Herzogtum Pfalz-Neuburg) was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire, founded in 1505 by a branch of the House of Wittelsbach. Its capital was Neuburg an der Donau. Its area was about 2,750 km2, with a population of some 100,000.