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Charles II Otto, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
Born(1625-09-05)5 September 1625
Birkenfeld
Died30 March 1671(1671-03-30) (aged 45)
Birkenfeld
BuriedMeisenheim
Noble familyHouse of Wittelsbach
Spouse(s)Margaret Hedwig of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
FatherGeorge William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
MotherDorothea of Solms-Sonnenwalde

Charles II Otto (German: Karl II. Otto) (5 September 1625 – 30 March 1671) was the Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from 1669 until 1671.

Life

Charles Otto was born in Birkenfeld in 1625 as the only son of George William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. He succeeded his father in 1669. Charles Otto died in Birkenfeld in 1671 and was buried in Meisenheim.

Marriage

Charles Otto married Margaret Hedwig of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein (1 January 1625 – 24 December 1676), daughter of Count Kraft VII, on 30 November 1616 and had the following children:

  1. Charles William (22 August 1659 – 18 April 1660)
  2. Charlotte Sophie (14 April 1662 – 14 August 1708)
  3. Hedwig Eleanore (17 August 1663 – 12 April 1721)

Ancestors

Family of Charles II Otto, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
16. Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
8. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
17. Elisabeth of Hesse
4. Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
18. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
9. Anna of Hesse
19. Christine of Saxony
2. George William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
20. Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
10. William VI, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
21. Sophia of Brandenburg
5. Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg
22. Christian III of Denmark
11. Dorothea of Denmark
23. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
1. Charles II Otto, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
24. Otto I of Solms-Laubach
12. Frederick Magnus I, Count of Solms-Laubach
25. Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
6. Otto, Count of Solms-Sonnenwalde
26. John III, Count of Wied
13. Agnes of Wied
27. Elisabeth of Nassau-Dillenburg
3. Dorothea of Solms-Sonnenwalde
28. Philip III, Count of Nassau-Weilburg
14. Albert, Count of Nassau-Weilburg
29. Anna of Mansfeld-Hinterort
7. Anna Amalia of Nassau-Weilburg
30. William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
15. Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg
31. Juliana of Stolberg
Regnal titles
Preceded by Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
1669 – 1671 		Succeeded by

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