Charles II August, Duke of Zweibrücken

Charles II August
Charles II, Duke of Zweibrücken
Duke of Zweibrücken
Reign5 November 1775 – 1 April 1795
PredecessorChristian IV
SuccessorMaximilian
Born(1746-10-29)29 October 1746
Düsseldorf, Electoral Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire
Died1 April 1795(1795-04-01) (aged 48)
Mannheim, Electoral Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire
Burial
St. Michael's Church, Munich
SpouseMaria Amalia of Saxony
IssueCharles Augustus Fredrick
HousePalatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
FatherFrederick Michael, Count Palatine of Birkenfeeld-Bishwiller-Rappolstein
MotherMaria Franziska of Sulzbach
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Charles II August Christian (German: Karl II. August Christian; 29 October 1746 – 1 April 1795) was Duke of Zweibrücken from 1775 to 1795. A member of the Palatine House of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, a branch of the House of Wittelsbach, he was the elder brother of the first King of Bavaria, Maximilian I, and of Queen Amalia of Saxony.

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