Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
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Wolfgang of Zweibrücken (German: Pfalzgraf Wolfgang von Zweibrücken) (26 September 1526 – 11 June 1569), was Count Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken in 1532-1559.
He was the son of Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and his wife Elisabeth of Hesse. As a fanatical сatholic, in 1559 he organized and led the crusade with Charles IX of Sweden against the French Huguenots and commanded an army of 4000 horsemen and 6000 infantry. Wolfgang was killed in the conflict and was buried in Meisenheim.
[edit] Family and children
He was married in 1545 Anna of Hesse. They had the following children:
- Christine (1546 – 1619).
- Philip Louis (1547 – 1614). Married Anna {1552-1632} sister of Magdalene {1553-1633} {Below}
- John I (1550 – 1604). Married Magdalene {1553-1633} daugther of Wilhelm Duke of Juelich-Cleves-Berg-the son of Duke John III, Duke of Cleves.
- Dorothea Agnes (1551 – 1552).
- Elisabeth (1553 – 1554
- Anna (1554 – 1576.
- Elisabeth (1555 – 1625)
- Otto Henry (1556 – 1604).
- Frederick (1557 – 1597).
- Barbara (1559 – 1618), married on 7 November 1591 to Count Gottfried of Oettingen-Oettingen.
- Karl I (1560 – 1600).
- Maria Elisabeth (1561 – 1629), married in 1585 to Count Emich XII of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg.
- Susanna (1564 – 1565).
| Preceded by Philipp |
Count Palatine of Neuburg 1559–1569 |
Succeeded by Philipp Louis |
| Preceded by Louis II |
Duke of Zweibrücken 1532–1569 |
Succeeded by John I |
| Count Palatine of Sulzbach 1532–1569 |
Succeeded by Otto Henry |
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| Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein 1532–1569 |
Succeeded by Frederick |
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| Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 1532–1569 |
Succeeded by Karl I |
