He was the son of Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg and Magdalene of Bavaria.

[3] Charles II's sister, now the Duchess of Orléans and Louis XIV's sister-in-law, also claimed the Palatinate.

They had 17 children,[7] including the next two Palatine Electors, John William and Charles III Philip, as well as Elector-Archbishop Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg.

In the early years of their marriage, the couple lived in Düsseldorf, where they founded churches and monasteries.

married second Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici and had no issue married second Teresa Lubomirska and had issue; married third Violante Theresia of Thurn und Taxis, no issue Media related to Philip William, Elector Palatine at Wikimedia Commons This German history article is a stub.