House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken

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

Zweibrücken Castle

Palatine Zweibrücken

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The Duchy of Palatinate-Zweibrücken was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire with full voting rights to the Reichstag. Its capital was Zweibrücken. The reigning house, a branch of the Wittelsbach dynasty, was also the Royal House of Sweden from 1654 to 1720.

Charles XII, King of Sweden (1682-1718). Portrait by Johann Heinrich Wedekind

Zweibrücken Palace

View of Zweibrücken; engraving after a painting by Theodor Verhas

Charles II August (1775-1795)