Charles II Otto, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
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:
- Charles William (22 August 1659 – 18 April 1660)
- Charlotte Sophie (14 April 1662 – 14 August 1708)
- Hedwig Eleanore (17 August 1663 – 12 April 1721)
Ancestors
| Ancestors of Charles II Otto, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
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16. Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken |
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8. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken |
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17. Elisabeth of Hesse |
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4. Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
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18. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse |
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9. Anna of Hesse |
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19. Christine of Saxony |
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2. George William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
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20. Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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10. William VI, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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21. Sophia of Brandenburg |
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5. Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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22. Christian III of Denmark |
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11. Dorothea of Denmark |
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23. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg |
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1. Charles II Otto, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
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24. Otto I of Solms-Laubach |
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12. Frederick Magnus I, Count of Solms-Laubach |
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25. Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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6. Otto, Count of Solms-Sonnenwalde |
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26. John III, Count of Wied |
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13. Agnes of Wied |
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27. Elisabeth of of Nassau-Dillenburg |
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3. Dorothea of Solms-Sonnenwalde |
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28. Philip III, Count of Nassau-Weilburg |
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14. Albert, Count of Nassau-Weilburg |
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29. Anna of Mansfeld-Hinterort |
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7. Anna Amalia of Nassau-Weilburg |
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30. William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg |
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15. Anna of Nassau |
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31. Juliana of Stolberg |
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Charles II Otto, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
| Alternative names |
Karl II. Otto von Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (German) |
| Short description |
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1669-1671) |
| Date of birth |
5 September 1625 |
| Place of birth |
Birkenfeld |
| Date of death |
30 March 1671 |
| Place of death |
Birkenfeld |