Christian II (22 June 1637 – 26 April 1717) was the
Duke of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler from 1654, the
Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from 1671, and the
Count of Rappoltstein from 1673 until 1699.
Life
Christian was born in
Bischwiller in 1637 as the eldest surviving son of
Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler. After his father's death in 1654 he succeeded him to his territories around Bischweiler. In 1671 he inherited Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from his cousin
Charles II Otto. Through the inheritance of his wife, he was also the Count of Rappolstein from 1673 until he granted that title to his son
Christian III.
Marriage
Christian married Countess Catherine Agatha of
Rappoltstein (15 June 1648 – 16 July 1683) on 5 September 1667 and had seven children:
[ Georg Christian Crollius: ''Denkmahl Carl August Friderichs des Einzigen'', Zweibrücken 1785, S. 184]
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References
Bibliography
* Maximilian V. Sattler: ''Lehrbuch der bayerischen Geschichte'', Lindauer, 1868, p. 411
* Jahresbericht achmalsTrierer Jahresberichte, 1858, p. 58 f.
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Counts Palatine of Zweibrücken
1637 births
1717 deaths
People from Bischwiller
House of Wittelsbach
Soldiers of the Imperial Circles