Charles II Otto, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

Charles II Otto, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
Born	(1625-09-05)5 September 1625 Birkenfeld
Died	30 March 1671(1671-03-30) (aged 45) Birkenfeld
Buried	Meisenheim
Noble family	House of Wittelsbach
Spouse(s)	Margaret Hedwig of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
Father	George William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
Mother	Dorothea of Solms-Sonnenwalde

Charles II Otto (German: Karl II. Otto) (5 September 1625 – 30 March 1671) was the Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from 1669 until 1671.

Life

Charles Otto was born in Birkenfeld in 1625 as the only son of George William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. He succeeded his father in 1669. Charles Otto died in Birkenfeld in 1671 and was buried in Meisenheim.

Marriage

Charles Otto married Margaret Hedwig of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein (1 January 1625 – 24 December 1676), daughter of Count Kraft VII, on 30 November 1616 and had the following children:

1. Charles William (22 August 1659 – 18 April 1660)
2. Charlotte Sophie (14 April 1662 – 14 August 1708)
3. Hedwig Eleanore (17 August 1663 – 12 April 1721)

Ancestors

Ancestors of Charles II Otto, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

8. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 4. Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 9. Anna of Hesse 2. George William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 10. William VI, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 5. Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg 11. Dorothea of Denmark 1. Charles II Otto, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 12. Frederick Magnus I, Count of Solms-Laubach 6. Otto, Count of Solms-Sonnenwalde 13. Agnes of Wied 3. Dorothea of Solms-Sonnenwalde 14. Albert, Count of Nassau-Weilburg 7. Anna Amalia of Nassau-Weilburg 15. Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg

Regnal titles
Preceded by George William	Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 1669 – 1671	Succeeded by Christian II