House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken

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Swedish Royalty
House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken
Charles X Gustav
Children
Charles XI
Charles XI
Children
Hedvig Sophia, Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp
Charles XII
Ulrika Eleonora
Charles XII
Ulrika Eleonora
Arms before inheriting Sweden
Palatinate-Zweibrücken arms

The House of

Wittelsbach dynasty, was the ruling dynasty of Sweden
from 1654 to 1720.

By this point it had splintered into several different houses. The Royal House of Sweden was represented by the branch Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Kleeburg.[1]

Zweibrücken Castle

The ancestor of the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken was

Rupert of Germany
.

Family tree


House of Wittelsbach
Rupert
King of Germany
(1352–1410)
m. Elisabeth of Nuremberg
Rupert
(1375–1397)		Frederick
(1377–1401)		Louis III
Elector Palatine
(1378–1436)		John
Count Palatine of Neumarkt
(1383–1443)
m. Catherine of Pomerania		Stephen
Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrucken
(1385–1459)
m. Anna of Veldenz		Otto
Count Palatine of Mosbach
(1390–1461)
Christopher
King of Sweden, Denmark and Norway
(1416–1448)
Frederick
the Hunsrücker
(1417–1480)		Rupert
Bishop of Strasbourg
(1420–1478)		Stephen
(1421–1485)		Louis
the Black
(1424–1489)
m. Johanna de Cröy		John
Archbishop of Magdeburg
(1429–1475)		Counts of Mosbach-Neumarkt
Counts of SimmernKaspar
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
(1458–1527)		Alexander
the Lame
(1462–1514)
m. Margaret of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
Louis
the Younger
(1502–1532)
m. Elisabeth of Hesse		Rupert
Count Palatine of Veldenz
(1506–1544)
Counts of Veldenz
Philip Louis
Count Palatine of Neuburg
(1547–1614)		John
the Lame
(1550–1604)
m. Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg		Otto Henry
Count Palatine of Sulzbach
(1556–1604)		Frederick
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein
(1557–1597)		Charles
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
(1560–1600)
Counts of NeuburgJohn
the Younger
(1584–1635)		Frederick Casimir
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg
(1585–1645)		John Casimir
Count Palatine of Kleeburg
(1589–1652)
m. Catherine of Sweden		Counts of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
Charles X Gustav
King of Sweden
(1622–1660)
m. Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp
Adolf John
Count Palatine of Kleeburg
(1629–1689)
Charles XI
King of Sweden
(1655–1697)
m. Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark		Counts of Kleeburg
Ulrika Eleonora
Queen of Sweden
(1688–1741)
m. Frederick I of Sweden

Cadet branches

Some cadet branches are:

See also

*
Wittelsbach Dynasty
Preceded by
Ruling House of the Kingdom of Sweden

1654–1720 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Sweden - Arctic, Temperate, Maritime | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2024-08-26. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
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