Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
- Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
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Christian II Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
Christian II (22 June 1637 – 26 April 1717) was the Duke of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler from 1654 until 1717, the Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from 1671 until 1717, and the Count of Rappoltstein from 1673 until 1699.
Life
Christian was born in Bischwiller in 1637 as the eldest surviving son of Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler. After his father's death in 1654 he succeeded him to his territories around Bischweiler. In 1671 he inherited Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from his cousin Charles II Otto. Through the inheritance of his wife, he was also the Count of Rappolstein from 1673 until he granted that title to his son Christian III.
Marriage
Christian married Countess Catherine Agatha of Rappoltstein (15 June 1648 – 16 July 1683) on 5 September 1667 and had the following children:
- Magdalena Claudia (16 September 1668 – 9 December 1704)
- Louis (26 December 1669 – 2 April 1670)
- Elizabeth Sophie Augusta (2 August 1671 – 18 October 1672)
- Christina Catherine (2 August 1671 – 15 May 1673)
- Charlotte Wilhelmina (18 October 1672 – 29 May 1673)
- Christian (7 November 1674 – 3 February 1735)
- Louise (28 October 1679 – 3 May 1753)
Ancestors
| Ancestors of Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
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16. Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken |
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8. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken |
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17. Elisabeth of Hesse |
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4. Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
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18. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse |
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9. Anna of Hesse |
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19. Christine of Saxony |
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2. Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler |
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20. Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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10. William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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21. Sophia of Mecklenburg |
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5. Duchess Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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22. Christian III of Denmark |
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11. Dorothea of Denmark |
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23. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg |
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1. Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
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24. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (= 8) |
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12. John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken |
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25. Anna of Hesse (= 9 |
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6. John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken |
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26. William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg |
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13. Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg |
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27. Maria of Austria |
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3. Countess Palatine Magdalene Catherine of Zweibrücken |
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28. René I, Viscount of Rohan |
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14. René II, Viscount of Rohan |
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29. Isabella of Navarre, Viscountess of Rohan |
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7. Catherine de Rohan |
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30. fr:Jean V de Parthenay |
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15. fr:Catherine de Parthenay |
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31. fr:Antoinette d'Aubeterre |
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Preceded by:
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Christian II
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Succeeded by:
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| Christian I |
Duke of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
1654–1717 |
Christian III |
| Charles II Otto |
Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
1671–1717 |
| Catherine Agatha |
Count of Rappolstein
1673–1699
with... Catherine Agatha
1673–1683 |
| Persondata |
| Name |
Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
| Alternative names |
Christian II. von Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (German) |
| Short description |
Duke of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler from 1654 until 1717, Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from 1671 until 1717, and Count of Rappoltstein from 1673 until 1699 |
| Date of birth |
22 June 1637 |
| Place of birth |
Bischwiller |
| Date of death |
26 April 1717 |
| Place of death |
Birkenfeld |
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