Charles II, Elector Palatine

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Charles II, Elector Palatine was a 17th-century German prince of the House of Wittelsbach who ruled the Electoral Palatinate from 1680 to 1685 and is often remembered for his weak leadership and lack of heirs, which led to a succession crisis.

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Charles II, Elector Palatine canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector Palatine ⓘ
German prince ⓘ
House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
human ⓘ
member of nobility ⓘ
burialPlace Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg ⓘ
causeOfSuccessionIssue lack of legitimate heirs ⓘ
confession Reformed ⓘ
continentOfCitizenship Europe ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Electoral Palatinate ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1651-04-10 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1685-05-26 ⓘ
deathCause illness ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup German ⓘ
father Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine ⓘ
fatherInLaw Frederick III of Denmark ⓘ
floruit 1680-1685 ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
hasNoChildren true ⓘ
hasOccupation politician ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
house House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName German ⓘ
monarchOf Electoral Palatinate ⓘ
mother Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
motherInLaw Sophia Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
nativeLanguage German ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
nobleTitle Prince of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
notableFor succession crisis after his death ⓘ
weak leadership ⓘ
partOf Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
placeOfBirth Heidelberg ⓘ
placeOfDeath Heidelberg ⓘ
positionHeld Count Palatine of the Rhine ⓘ
Elector Palatine of the Rhine ⓘ
linked to: Elector Palatine
predecessor Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine ⓘ
reignEnd 1685 ⓘ
reignStart 1680 ⓘ
religion Calvinism ⓘ
residence Heidelberg Castle ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
shortDescription 17th-century Elector Palatine of the Rhine from the House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
sibling Elisabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine ⓘ
spouse Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark ⓘ
successor Philip William, Elector Palatine ⓘ
title Count Palatine of the Rhine ⓘ
Elector Palatine ⓘ

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Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine → child → Charles II, Elector Palatine ⓘ
Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine → successor → Charles II, Elector Palatine ⓘ
Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark → spouse → Charles II, Elector Palatine ⓘ
Hedwig Elisabeth of Neuburg → notableRelative → Charles II, Elector Palatine ⓘ
Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark → spouse → Charles II, Elector Palatine ⓘ
subject linked to: Wilhelmine Ernestine