Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg

Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg
Dorothea Sophie by Ilario Spolverini today part of the collection housed within the Galleria nazionale di Parma.
Duchess of Parma
Tenure	7 December 1696 – 26 May 1727
Hereditary Princess of Parma
Tenure	17 September 1690 – 6 September 1693
Regent of the Duchy of Parma
Tenure	December 29 1731 - January 20 1734
Monarch	Carlo I
Born	(1670-07-05)5 July 1670 Neuburg Palace, Neuburg
Died	15 September 1748(1748-09-15) (aged 78) Parma, Italy
Spouse	Odoardo, Hereditary Prince of Parma Francesco, Duke of Parma
Issue	Prince Alessandro Ignazio Elisabeth, Queen of Spain
House	Wittelsbach (by birth) Farnese (by marriage)
Father	Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
Mother	Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
Burial	Basilica of Santa Maria della Steccata, Parma

Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg (5 July 1670 – 15 September 1748) was Duchess of Parma from 1695 to 1727. She wis regent of the duchy of Parma from 1731 till 1735 for her grandson Infante Carlos of Spain (later Duke of Parma). She wis an aw a sister of Holy Roman Empress Eleonore Magdalene, wife of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor as well as Queen Maria Sophie of Portugal and the last wife of Charles II of Spain Maria Anna of Neuburg..

First marriage

On 17 September 1690, she married Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma heir to the Duchy of Parma. The marriage was the first between a member of the Italian House of Farnese and the German House of Wittelsbach. The couple had two children prior to the Hereditary Prince's unexpected death in September 1693.

Issue

1. Prince Alessandro Ignazio Farnese of Parma (6 December 1691 – 5 August 1693) died young.
2. Princess Elisabetta Farnese of Parma (25 October 1692 – 11 July 1766) married Philip V of Spain and had issue.

Second marriage

On 7 December 1696, the Dowager Hereditary Princess married her late husband's half-brother Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma who had succeeded his father as Duke in 1694. The couple had no children.

Titles

• 5 July 1670  – 17 September 1690 Princess Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg, Princess of the Palatinate, Countess Palatine of the Rhine.
• 17 September 1690  – 6 September 1693 The Hereditary Princess of Parma.
• 6 September 1693  – 7 December 1696 The Dowager Hereditary Princess of Parma.
• 7 December 1696 – 26 May 1727 The Duchess of Parma.
• 26 May 1727  – 15 September 1748 The Dowager Duchess of Parma.

Honours

• Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross.