George William (German: Georg Wilhelm) (6 August 1591 - 25 December 1669) was the Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from 1600 until 1669.
Life[]
George William was born in Ansbach in 1591 as the eldest son of Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. He succeeded his father in 1600. His lands were invaded during the Thirty Years' War in 1635, and in the same year the plague broke out killing 416 people. George William died in Birkenfeld in 1669 and was buried in Meisenheim.
Marriage[]
George William married Dorothea of Solms-Sonnenwalde (1586 - 1625), daughter of Count Otto, on 30 November 1616 and had the following children:
- Dorothea Amalie (30 March 1618 - 6 August 1635)
- Anne Sophie (12 April 1619 - 1 September 1680)
- Elizabeth Juliana (28 October 1620 - 28 October 1651)
- Maria Magdalena (8 August 1622 - 27 October 1689)
- Clara Sybille (14 January 1624 - 1 February 1628)
- Charles Otto (5 September 1625 - 30 March 1671)
George William married Juliana of Salm-Grumbach (1616 - 1649) on 30 November 1641. The marriage remained childless.
George William married Anne Elizabeth of Öttingen-Öttingen (3 November 1603 - 3 June 1673), daughter of Count Louis Eberhard, on 8 March 1649. The marriage remained childless.
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Preceded by: |
George William |
Succeeded by: |
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| Charles I | Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 1600 - 1669 |
Charles II Otto |