Charles died in Birkenfeld in 1600 and was buried in Meisenheim. Charles was a prince of a relatively unimportant state, and his chief fame is that the Kings of Bavaria descended from him.
Marriage
Charles married Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1 January 1570 – 15 August 1649), daughter of Duke William VI, on 23 February 1590 and had the following children:
charles, count, palatine, zweibrücken, birkenfeld, charles, zweibrücken, birkenfeld, september, 1560, december, 1600, count, palatine, rhine, duke, bavaria, count, veldenz, sponheim, duke, zweibrücken, birkenfeld, from, 1569, until, 1600, charles, icount, pala. Charles I of Zweibrucken Birkenfeld 4 September 1560 16 December 1600 Count Palatine of the Rhine Duke in Bavaria Count to Veldenz and Sponheim was the Duke of Zweibrucken Birkenfeld from 1569 until 1600 Charles ICount Palatine of Zweibrucken BirkenfeldCharles I Count Palatine by Rhine Duke in Bavaria Count to Veldenz and SponheimBorn 1560 09 04 4 September 1560Neuburg an der DonauDied16 December 1600 1600 12 16 aged 40 BirkenfeldBuriedMeisenheimNoble familyHouse of WittelsbachSpouse s Dorothea of Brunswick LuneburgIssueDetailGeorge William Christian IFatherWolfgang Count Palatine of ZweibruckenMotherAnna of Hesse Contents 1 Life 2 Marriage 3 Ancestors 4 ReferencesLife EditCharles was born in Neuburg in 1560 as the youngest son of Wolfgang Count Palatine of Zweibrucken After his father s death in 1569 Charles and his brothers partitioned his territories Charles received the Palatine share on the Rear County of Sponheim a small territory around Birkenfeld Charles is the founder of the House of Palatinate Birkenfeld Charles died in Birkenfeld in 1600 and was buried in Meisenheim Charles was a prince of a relatively unimportant state and his chief fame is that the Kings of Bavaria descended from him Marriage EditCharles married Dorothea of Brunswick Luneburg 1 January 1570 15 August 1649 daughter of Duke William VI on 23 February 1590 and had the following children George William 6 August 1591 25 December 1669 Sophie 29 March 1593 16 November 1676 married to Crato VII of Hohenlohe Neuenstein 14 November 1582 11 October 1641 Frederick 29 October 1594 20 July 1626 Christian 3 November 1598 6 September 1654 Ancestors EditAncestors of Charles I Count Palatine of Zweibrucken Birkenfeld16 Louis I Count Palatine of Zweibrucken8 Alexander Count Palatine of Zweibrucken17 Johanna of Croy4 Louis II Count Palatine of Zweibrucken18 Kraft VI Count of Hohenlohe Weikersheim9 Margarete of Hohenlohe Neuenstein19 Helene of Wurttemberg2 Wolfgang Count Palatine of Zweibrucken20 Louis II Landgrave of Lower Hesse 24 10 William I Landgrave of Lower Hesse21 Mechthild of Wurttemberg Urach 25 5 Elisabeth of Hesse22 William IV Duke of Brunswick Luneburg11 Anna of Brunswick23 Elizabeth of Stolberg Wernigerode1 Charles I Count Palatine of Zweibrucken Birkenfeld24 Louis II Landgrave of Lower Hesse 20 12 William II Landgrave of Hesse25 Mechthild of Wurttemberg Urach 25 6 Philip I Landgrave of Hesse26 Magnus II Duke of Mecklenburg13 Anna of Mecklenburg Schwerin27 Sophie of Pomerania Stettin3 Anna of Hesse28 Albert III Duke of Saxony14 George Duke of Saxony29 Sidonie of Podebrady7 Christine of Saxony30 Casimir IV Jagiellon15 Barbara Jagiellon31 Elisabeth of AustriaReferences EditJahresbericht afterw Trierer Jahresberichte 1858 p 50 Digitalised Preceded byWolfgang of Palatinate Zweibrucken Duke of Zweibrucken Birkenfeld1569 1600 Succeeded byGeorge William of Palatinate Zweibrucken BirkenfeldSucceeded byChristian I of Palatinate Birkenfeld Bischweiler Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles I Count Palatine of Zweibrucken Birkenfeld amp oldid 1049129286, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
