Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

Christian II
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
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Spouse(s)	Countess Katharina Agathe of Rappoltstein
Noble family	Wittelsbach
Father	Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
Mother	Countess Palatine Magdalene Catherine of Zweibrücken
Born	(1637-06-22)22 June 1637 Bischwiller
Died	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:

1. Magdalena Claudia (16 September 1668 – 9 December 1704)
2. Louis (26 December 1669 – 2 April 1670)
3. Elizabeth Sophie Augusta (2 August 1671 – 18 October 1672)
4. Christina Catherine (2 August 1671 – 15 May 1673)
5. Charlotte Wilhelmina (18 October 1672 – 29 May 1673)
6. Christian (7 November 1674 – 3 February 1735)
7. Louise (28 October 1679 – 3 May 1753)- married to Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Ancestors

Family of Christian II, 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. Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler                                   20. Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg               10. William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg                       21. Sophia of Mecklenburg               5. Duchess Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg                             22. Christian III of Denmark               11. Dorothea of Denmark                       23. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg               1. Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld                                         24. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (= 8)               12. John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken                       25. Anna of Hesse (= 9)               6. John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken                             26. William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg               13. Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg                       27. Maria of Austria               3. Countess Palatine Magdalene Catherine of Zweibrücken                                   28. René I, Viscount of Rohan               14. René II, Viscount of Rohan                       29. Isabella of Navarre, Viscountess of Rohan               7. Catherine de Rohan                             30. fr:Jean V de Parthenay               15. fr:Catherine de Parthenay                       31. fr:Antoinette d'Aubeterre

Bibliography

• Maximilian V. Sattler: Lehrbuch der bayerischen Geschichte, Lindauer, 1868, p. 411
• Jahresbericht [nachmals] Trierer Jahresberichte, 1858, p. 58 f.

Regnal titles
Preceded by Christian I	Duke of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler 1654 – 1717	Succeeded by Christian III
Preceded by Charles II Otto	Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 1671 – 1717
Preceded by Catherine Agatha	Count of Rappolstein 1673 – 1699 With: Catherine Agatha (1673 – 1683)