Hedwig
Elisabeth Amelia
Sobieski
formerly Wittelsbach
Born in Düsseldorf, Germany
Ancestors 
Daughter of Philipp Wilhelm (Wittelsbach) von der Pfalz
and Elisabeth Amalie Magdalene (Hessen-Darmstadt) von der Pfalz
Sister of
Eleonore Magdalene Therese (Pfalz) von der Pfalz, Johann Wilhelm Joseph Wittelsbach, Ludwig Anton (Wittelsbach) Pfalz-Neuburg, Karl Philipp (Wittelsbach) von der Pfalz, Franz Ludwig Pfalz-Neuburg, Maria Sophia Elisabeth Wittelsbach Braganza, Maria Anna (Wittelsbach) del Palatinado-Neoburgo and Palatine Dorothea Sophie (Wittelsbach) Farnese
Wife of
Jakub Ludwik Henryk Sobieski
— married
25 Mar 1691 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Maria Leopoldyna Sobieska, Maria Casimira Sobieska, Maria Karolina (Sobieska) La Tour d'Auvergne, Jan Sobieski, Maria Klementyna (Sobieska) Stuart and Maria Magdalena Sobieska
Died
at age 49
in Oława, Poland
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Oct 2014
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Hedwig Wittelsbach was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.
Biography
Hedwig Elizabeth Amelia von Pfalz-Neuburg was born in 1673 She was the daughter of Philip Wilhelm Kurfürst von der Pfalz and Elisabeth Amalie Prinzessin von Hessen-Darmstadt.2 She married Jaques Louis Henry Sobieski, Prince of Poland, son of John III Sobieski, King of Poland and Maria Casimira de la Grange d'Arquien, in 1691.2 She died in 1722.2 Child of Hedwig Elizabeth Amelia von Pfalz-Neuburg and Jaques Louis Henry Sobieski, Prince of Poland
Marie Casimire Clementine Sobieski+1 b. 6 Jul 1702, d. 18 Jan 1735
Sources
- "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/3MS6-NPL : accessed 2014-01-18), entry for Baviere /Pfalz-Neubourg/, Hedwig Elizabeth Amelia.
- http://www.thepeerage.com/p11457.htm#i114567
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countess_Palatine_Hedwig_Elisabeth_of_Neuburg
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hedwig by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hedwig by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Philip (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) Mountbatten
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Mitochondrial DNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup H1af, MitoYDNA ID Z10699 [compare] - Alexandra Feodorovna (Hesse-Darmstadt) Romanov :
Mitochondrial DNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1af2, MitoYDNA ID Z10396 [compare]
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