Charles II, Elector Palatine

Charles II, Elector Palatine
Charles II, Elector Palatine.

Charles II (German: Karl II.; 31 March 1651, Heidelberg – 26 May 1685, Heidelberg) was Elector Palatine from 1680 to 1685. He was the son of Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine and Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel.

Charles was a strict Calvinist. In 1671, his aunt Electress Sophia of Hanover arranged his marriage to Princess Wilhelmina Ernestina, daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark. Their marriage was childless. But upon his death, the Palatinate passed to the Catholic Neuburg branch of the family. The rival claims to the Palatinate of his sister Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orleans, Louis XIV of France's sister-in-law, was the pretext for the French invasion of the Palatinate in 1688, which began the Nine Years War.

Ancestry

Charles II, Elector Palatine: ancestors in three generations
Charles II, Elector Palatine Father:
Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
Paternal Grandfather:
Frederick V, Elector Palatine
Paternal Great-grandfather:
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Louise Juliana of Nassau
Paternal Grandmother:
Elizabeth Stuart
Paternal Great-grandfather:
James VI, King of Scots
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Anne of Denmark
Mother:
Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel
Maternal Grandfather:
William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Maternal Great-grandfather:
Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Agnes of Solms-Laubach
Maternal Grandmother:
Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg
Maternal Great-grandfather:
Philip Louis II of Hanau-Münzenberg
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Catharina Belgica of Nassau
Charles II, Elector Palatine
Born: 1651 Died: 1685
German royalty
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Charles I Louis
Elector Palatine
1680-1685
Succeeded by
Philip William

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