Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld


Christian II 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 on 5 September 1667 and had the following children:
  1. Magdalena Claudia
  2. Louis
  3. Elizabeth Sophie Augusta
  4. Christina Catherine
  5. Charlotte Wilhelmina
  6. Christian
  7. Louise - married to Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

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