Charles II, Elector Palatine

Charles II
Portrait by Willem Wissing, c. 1680
Elector Palatine
Reign28 August 1680 – 26 May 1685
PredecessorCharles I Louis
SuccessorPhilip William
Born(1651-04-10)10 April 1651
(O.S.: 31 March 1651)
Heidelberg
Died26 May 1685(1685-05-26) (aged 34)
Heidelberg
Burial
SpousePrincess Wilhelmina Ernestine of Denmark
HousePalatine Simmern
FatherCharles I Louis, Elector Palatine
MotherCharlotte of Hesse-Kassel
ReligionProtestant

Charles II (German: Karl II.; 10 April 1651, in Heidelberg – 26 May 1685, in Heidelberg) was Elector Palatine from 1680 to 1685.[1] He was the son of Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine of the House of Wittelsbach, and Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel.

  1. ^ Biographie, Deutsche. "Karl II. - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-11-01.