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Charles I of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (4 September 1560 – 16 December 1600), Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke in Bavaria, Count to Veldenz and Sponheim was the Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from 1569 until 1600.
Charles I | |
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Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld | |
Born | Neuburg an der Donau | 4 September 1560
Died | 16 December 1600 40) Birkenfeld | (aged
Buried | Meisenheim |
Noble family | House of Wittelsbach |
Spouse(s) | Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
Issue Detail | |
Father | Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken |
Mother | Anna of Hesse |
Charles was born in Neuburg in 1560 as the youngest son of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. After his father's death in 1569, Charles and his brothers partitioned his territories: Charles received the Palatine share on the Rear County of Sponheim, a small territory around Birkenfeld. Charles is the founder of the House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld.
Charles died in Birkenfeld in 1600 and was buried in Meisenheim. Charles was a prince of a relatively unimportant state, and his chief fame is that the Kings of Bavaria descended from him.
Charles married Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1 January 1570 – 15 August 1649), daughter of Duke William VI, on 23 February 1590 and had the following children:
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