His parents separated after a marriage that had been turbulent for years and the mother retreated to Kassel. As a result, Charles grew up without a mother under the eyes of his authoritarian father. Charles's younger sister Elizabeth Charlotte ("Liselotte") was married in 1671 to the brother of King Louis XIV of France, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans.
The prince's education was led by the scholars Samuel von Pufendorf and Ezekiel Spanheim. Charles undertook his cavalier tour to Switzerland and France in 1670. In Switzerland, Karl fell ill with smallpox, which permanently disfigured his face.
In 1671, he married through his aunt Sophia of Hanover's mediation Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark, a daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, in Heidelberg. The marriage became unhappy and remained childless.[1] Sophia later wrote about it in her memoirs: “The Electoral Prince, who had a very reserved upbringing, asked the Duke (Sophia's husband Ernest Augustus) to give him his advice in matters that he knew nothing about. But he seems to have been a bad student, because his wife never became pregnant.“[2]
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His short reign was not glamorous. He appointed his incompetent former tutor Paul Hachenberg as chief minister, leaving his half-siblings, the "Raugraves", out of favour. He brought back his mother from Kassel and paid her immense debts. Charles was of a weak and timid nature, marked by familial childhood experiences. He showed a superficial enthusiasm for military life. Charles was a strict Calvinist. The court preacher Johann Ludwig Langhanns became senior minister after Hachenberg's death.
Increasing financial difficulties in the state budget, caused by oversized households, passion for hunting and theater as well as military spending, could no longer be regulated by tax increases. In 1682, Charles pledged Germersheim to France for twenty years. He liked to stage expensive theatrical re-enactments of battles with sieges, ships, etc. and within a few years wasted the national treasury that his father had saved over many years.
^ abBiographie, Deutsche. "Karl II. - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-11-01.
^Memoiren der Kurfürstin Sophie von Hannover: Ein höfisches Lebensbild aus dem 17. Jahrhundert (Memoirs of the Electress Sophia of Hanover: A courtly picture of life from the 17th century), edited by Martina Trauschke, publisher Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 2014, p. 107
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Charles II Elector Palatine news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message Charles II German Karl II 10 April 1651 in Heidelberg 26 May 1685 in Heidelberg was Elector Palatine from 1680 to 1685 1 He was the son of Charles I Louis Elector Palatine of the House of Wittelsbach and Charlotte of Hesse Kassel Charles IIPortrait by Willem Wissing c 1680Elector PalatineReign28 August 1680 26 May 1685PredecessorCharles I LouisSuccessorPhilip WilliamBorn 1651 04 10 10 April 1651 O S 31 March 1651 HeidelbergDied26 May 1685 1685 05 26 aged 34 HeidelbergBurialChurch of the Holy Spirit HeidelbergSpousePrincess Wilhelmina Ernestine of DenmarkHousePalatine SimmernFatherCharles I Louis Elector PalatineMotherCharlotte of Hesse Kassel Contents 1 Early life 2 Rule 3 Ancestry 4 ReferencesEarly life editHis parents separated after a marriage that had been turbulent for years and the mother retreated to Kassel As a result Charles grew up without a mother under the eyes of his authoritarian father Charles s younger sister Elizabeth Charlotte Liselotte was married in 1671 to the brother of King Louis XIV of France Philippe I Duke of Orleans The prince s education was led by the scholars Samuel von Pufendorf and Ezekiel Spanheim Charles undertook his cavalier tour to Switzerland and France in 1670 In Switzerland Karl fell ill with smallpox which permanently disfigured his face In 1671 he married through his aunt Sophia of Hanover s mediation Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark a daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick Luneburg in Heidelberg The marriage became unhappy and remained childless 1 Sophia later wrote about it in her memoirs The Electoral Prince who had a very reserved upbringing asked the Duke Sophia s husband Ernest Augustus to give him his advice in matters that he knew nothing about But he seems to have been a bad student because his wife never became pregnant 2 Rule editHis short reign was not glamorous He appointed his incompetent former tutor Paul Hachenberg as chief minister leaving his half siblings the Raugraves out of favour He brought back his mother from Kassel and paid her immense debts Charles was of a weak and timid nature marked by familial childhood experiences He showed a superficial enthusiasm for military life Charles was a strict Calvinist The court preacher Johann Ludwig Langhanns became senior minister after Hachenberg s death Increasing financial difficulties in the state budget caused by oversized households passion for hunting and theater as well as military spending could no longer be regulated by tax increases In 1682 Charles pledged Germersheim to France for twenty years He liked to stage expensive theatrical re enactments of battles with sieges ships etc and within a few years wasted the national treasury that his father had saved over many years Charles was the last Elector of the Palatinate from the Protestant Reformed House of Palatinate Simmern upon his death the Electoral Palatinate passed to the Catholic Palatinate 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 editAncestors of Charles II Elector Palatine16 Louis VI Elector Palatine8 Frederick IV Elector Palatine17 Elisabeth of Hesse4 Frederick V Elector Palatine18 William the Silent 30 9 Louise Juliana of Nassau19 Charlotte of Bourbon 31 2 Charles I Louis Elector Palatine20 Henry Stuart Lord Darnley10 James I King of England21 Mary Queen of Scots5 Elizabeth of England22 Frederick II of Denmark11 Anne of Denmark23 Sophie of Mecklenburg Gustrow1 Charles II Elector Palatine24 William IV Landgrave of Hesse12 Maurice Landgrave of Hesse Kassel25 Sabine of Wurttemberg6 William V Landgrave of Hesse Kassel26 Count John George of Solms Laubach13 Agnes of Solms Laubach27 Margaret I of Schonburg Glauchau3 Charlotte of Hesse Kassel28 Philipp Ludwig I Count of Hanau Munzenberg14 Philip Louis II Count of Hanau Munzenberg29 Magdalene of Waldeck Wildungen7 Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau Munzenberg30 William the Silent 18 15 Catharina Belgica of Nassau31 Charlotte of Bourbon 19 References edit a b Biographie Deutsche Karl II Deutsche Biographie www deutsche biographie de in German Retrieved 2018 11 01 Memoiren der Kurfurstin Sophie von Hannover Ein hofisches Lebensbild aus dem 17 Jahrhundert Memoirs of the Electress Sophia of Hanover A courtly picture of life from the 17th century edited by Martina Trauschke publisher Wallstein Verlag Gottingen 2014 p 107 Charles II Elector PalatineHouse of WittelsbachBorn 1651 Died 1685 Regnal titles Preceded byCharles I Louis Elector Palatine1680 1685 Succeeded byPhilip William nbsp This article about a member of the German nobility is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles II Elector Palatine amp oldid 1215347666, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
