House of Palatinate-Neumarkt
Palatinate - Neumarkt was a county palatine around the capital Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate and the name of her ruling branch line of the Palatine Wittelsbach. First ruler and founder of the line was Johann von Pfalz- Neumarkt, Duke of Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine.
Johann's father was Prince Elector Ruprecht III. of the Palatinate. When he died in 1410, he inherited his four surviving sons own territories where they own lines of the Palatinate Wittelsbach justified. The eldest, Louis III. , Received the Palatinate with its capital Heidelberg and founded the Kurlinie. Johann was Palatinate - Neumarkt with the capital Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Stefan received Pfalz- simmering and Otto I. Pfalz- Mosbach.
Johann left behind at his death 1443 Pfalz- Neumarkt his son Christoph von Pfalz- Neumarkt, who had risen to 1439 King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden ( Kalmar Union ) after the deposition of his uncle Erik VII. With Christopher's children went out Wi death in 1448 the Wittelsbach Palatinate - Neumarkt line. The territory of Palatinate - Neumarkt fell to Christopher's uncle Otto I of Pfalz- Mosbach, who merged it with its territory Pfalz- Mosbach to County Palatine of Pfalz- Mosbach- Neumarkt.