Charles II August, Duke of Zweibrücken
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Charles II August Christian (German: Karl II. August Christian; 29 October 1746 – 1 April 1795) was Duke of Zweibrücken from 1775 to 1795.[1] A member of the Palatine House of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, a branch of the House of Wittelsbach, he was the elder brother of the first King of Bavaria, Maximilian I, and of Queen Amalia of Saxony.
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Charles II August | |
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Duke of Zweibrücken | |
Reign | 5 November 1775 – 1 April 1795 |
Predecessor | Christian IV |
Successor | Maximilian |
Born | (1746-10-29)29 October 1746 Düsseldorf, Electoral Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 1 April 1795(1795-04-01) (aged 48) Mannheim, Electoral Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire |
Burial | |
Spouse | Maria Amalia of Saxony |
Issue | Charles Augustus Fredrick |
House | Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
Father | Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Birkenfeeld-Bishwiller-Rappolstein |
Mother | Maria Franziska of Sulzbach |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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