Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
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Count Palatine Wolfgang of Zweibrücken (German: Pfalzgraf Wolfgang von Zweibrücken; 26 September 1526 – 11 June 1569) was member of the Wittelsbach family of the Counts Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken from 1532. With the support of his regent, his uncle Rupert (later made the Count of Veldenz), Wolfgang introduced the Reformation to Zweibrücken as early as 1537.
Count Palatine Wolfgang of Zweibrücken | |
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 Count Palatine Wolfgang of Zweibrücken | |
| Born | 26 September 1526 Zweibrücken |
| Died | 11 June 1569 (aged 42) Nexon, Haute-Vienne |
| Buried | Meisenheim |
| Noble family | House of Wittelsbach |
| Spouse(s) | Anna of Hesse |
| Issue | Countess Palatine Christine Philipp Ludwig of Pfalz-Neuburg John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken Countess Palatine Dorothea Agnes Countess Palatine Elisabeth Countess Palatine Anna Countess Palatine Elisabeth Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Sulzbach Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein Barbara, Countess of Oettingen-Oettingen Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Maria Elisabeth, Countess of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg Countess Palatine Susanna |
| Father | Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken |
| Mother | Elisabeth of Hesse |