Count Palatine Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken
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Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (born Rappoltsweiler, February 27, 1724; died Schwetzingen, August 15, 1767) was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty. He was the father of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria. He was the son of Christian III of Palatinate-Zweibrücken and Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken.
He married Maria Franziska of Sulzbach and had 5 children :
- Karl III August Christian (1746-1795)
- Klemens August Joseph Friedrich (1749-1750)
- Maria Amalie Auguste (1752-1828), Married Frederick Augustus I, King of Saxony
- Marie Anna (1753-1824), Married Wilhelm, Duke in Bavaria.
- Maximilian I (1756-1825), King of Bavaria
He also had an illegitimate son by his mistress, Louise Cheveau :
- Karl Friedrich Stephan (1767-1834), Baron of Schönfeld (1813), Count of Otting and Fünfstetten (1817). His daughter Luise married August von Senarclens de Grancy.
