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House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken

The House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch of the Wittelsbach dynasty, was the Royal House of Sweden from 1654 to 1720.

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

The ancestor of the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken was Stefan, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken (1385–1459), a son of King Rupert of Germany.

Patrilineal descent

  • Stefan
  • Louis I the Black
  • Caspar
  • Alexander the Lame
  • Louis II the Younger
  • Wolfgang
  • John I the Lame
  • John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, married with Catharina of Sweden
  • Charles X Gustav of Sweden
  • Charles XI of Sweden, in personal union with the duchy of Palatinate-Zweibrücken
  • Charles XII of Sweden, in personal union with Palatinate-Zweibrücken
  • Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden

    • Cadet branches

    Some cadet branches are:

  • House of Palatinate-Kleeburg
  • House of Palatinate-Veldenz
  • House of Palatinate-Neuburg
  • House of Palatinate-Sulzbach
  • House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld

    • References

    House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken Wikipedia
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