Otto Henry | |
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![]() Portrait by Georg Pencz, 1550 | |
Elector Palatine | |
Reign | 26 February 1556 – 12 February 1559 |
Predecessor | Frederick II |
Successor | Frederick III |
Born | 10 April 1502 Amberg |
Died | 12 February 1559 Heidelberg | (aged 56)
Spouse | Susanna of Bavaria |
House | Wittelsbach |
Father | Ruprecht of the Palatinate |
Mother | Elisabeth of Bavaria-Landshut |
Religion | Lutheran (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.