Charles II, Elector Palatine

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Charles II
Portrait by Willem Wissing, c. 1680
Elector Palatine
Reign	28 August 1680 – 26 May 1685
Predecessor	Charles I Louis
Successor	Philip William
Born	(1651-04-10)10 April 1651 (O.S.: 31 March 1651) Heidelberg
Died	26 May 1685(1685-05-26) (aged 34) Heidelberg
Burial	Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg
Spouse	Princess Wilhelmina Ernestine of Denmark
House	Palatine Simmern
Father	Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
Mother	Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel
Religion	Protestant

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.