Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
Johann Wilhelm II, Elector Palatine (Jan Wellem in Low German, English: John William; 19 April 1658 – 8 June 1716) of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Elector Palatine (1690–1716), Duke of Neuburg (1690–1716), Duke of Jülich and Berg (1679–1716), and Duke of Upper Palatinate and Cham (1707–1714). From 1697 onwards Johann Wilhelm was also Count of Megen.
| Johann Wilhelm II | |
|---|---|
Portrait by Jan Frans van Douven, c. 1715 | |
| Elector Palatine Count Palatine of Neuburg | |
| Reign | 2 September 1690 – 8 June 1716 |
| Predecessor | Philip William |
| Successor | Charles III Philip |
| Born | 19 April 1658 Düsseldorf, Duchy of Palatinate-Neuburg, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 8 June 1716 (aged 58) Düsseldorf, Duchy of Palatinate-Neuburg, Holy Roman Empire |
| Burial | St. Andreas, Düsseldorf |
| Spouse | |
| House | Wittelsbach |
| Father | Philip William, Elector Palatine |
| Mother | Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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