| Charles II, Elector Palatine | |
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| Names | |
| Birth Name: | Karl von der Pfalz |
| Full Name: | Charles II, Elector Palatine |
| Title(s): | Elector Palatine |
| Biographical Information | |
| Predecessor: | Charles I Louis |
| Born: | April 10, 1651 |
| Dies: | May 26, 1685 |
| Birthplace: | Heidelberg, Germany |
| Originally From: | Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire |
| Religion: | Protestant |
| Physical Description | |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Gender: | Male |
| Hair Colour: | Brown |
| Relationships | |
| Spouse: | Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark |
| Parents: | Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine (father) Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (mother) |
| Family: | Elisabeth Charlotte (younger sister) Philippe I (brother-in-law) Philippe II (nephew) |
| House: | Wittelsbach |
| Affiliations: | Holy Roman Empire |
| TV Character Information | |
Charles II, Elector Palatine is the ruler of Palatinate, which is a part of the Holy Roman Empire.
He is also the elder brother of Princess Palatine.
Biography[]
Charles II[]
He was the son of Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine and Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel.
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 favor. 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. In 1671, his aunt, Electress Sophia of Hanover, arranged his marriage to Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark, daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark. Their marriage was childless.
Upon his death, the Electoral Palatinate passed to the Catholic Neuburg branch of the family. The rival claims to the Palatinate of his sister, Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orléans, 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.
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