Duchy of Zweibrücken

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The Duchy of Zweibrücken was a small territorial state within the Holy Roman Empire, centered on the town of Zweibrücken in present-day Germany and historically associated with the Palatine branch of the Wittelsbach dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy
former state
territorial state of the Holy Roman Empire
capital Zweibrücken
coatOfArms Coat of arms of the Duchy of Zweibrücken
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
dissolved early 19th century
followedBy Bavarian Palatinate
linked to: Palatinate-Neuburg

Electorate of Bavaria
French occupation
governmentType monarchy
hasDynasty Wittelsbach dynasty
hasRuler Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Charles II August, Duke of Zweibrücken
Charles X Gustav of Sweden
Charles XI of Sweden
Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken
John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
John III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
hasTerritory Zweibrücken region
lands on the Upper Rhine
parts of the Palatinate
historicalRegion Palatinate-Zweibrücken
Rhineland
languageUsed German
locatedIn Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Zweibrücken
present-day Germany
namedAfter Zweibrücken
nobleTitleHeldByRuler Duke of Zweibrücken
partOf Holy Roman Empire
Old Empire
Upper Rhenish Circle
personalUnionWith Kingdom of Sweden
precededBy County of Zweibrücken
religion Lutheranism
Protestantism
ruledBy House of Wittelsbach
Palatine branch of the House of Wittelsbach
startTime 15th century
status immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire

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House of Wittelsbach ruled Duchy of Zweibrücken
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken titleHolderRuled County Palatine of Zweibrücken
linked to: Duchy of Zweibrücken
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken associatedWith Duchy of Palatinate-Zweibrücken
linked to: Duchy of Zweibrücken
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken predecessorEntity County Palatine of Zweibrücken
linked to: Duchy of Zweibrücken
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken successorEntity Duchy of Palatinate-Zweibrücken
linked to: Duchy of Zweibrücken
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken sovereignOver Zweibrücken and surrounding territories
linked to: Duchy of Zweibrücken