Count Palatine Wolfgang of Zweibrücken 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, Wolfgang introduced the Reformation to Zweibrücken as early as 1537. Louis II with his brother Rupert, wife Elisabeth and children, by Peter Gertner
- 26 September 1526, Zweibrücken
- 11 June 1569 (aged 42), Nexon, Haute-Vienne
Wolfgang del Palatinado-Zweibrücken. El Conde Paltino Wolfgang de Zweibrücken (en alemán, Pfalzgraf Wolfgang von Zweibrücken; 26 de septiembre de 1526 - 11 de junio de 1569) fue un miembro de la familia Wittelsbach y Conde Palatino y Duque de Zweibrücken desde 1532 hasta su muerte.
- Luteranismo
- 26 de septiembre de 1526, Zweibrücken
- 11 de junio de 1569, Nexon, Francia
- Meisenheim
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- Zweibrücken, Pfalz, Deutschland (Germany)
- September 26, 1526
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Count Palatine Wolfgang of Zweibrücken (German language: Pfalzgraf Wolfgang von Zweibrücken) (26 September 1526 – 11 June 1569) was member of the Wittelsbach family of the Counts Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken 1532–1559.
He was the only son of Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and his wife Elisabeth of Hesse, daughter of William I, Landgrave of Hesse. His father died in 1532, so the regency of Palatinate-Zweibrücken passed to Louis' younger brother Rupert until 1543. In 1557 Wolfgang received the territory of Palatinate-Neuburg in accordance with the Contract...
After his death Wolfgang's land was split among his five sons who then created three branches: Philip Louis (House of Palatinate-Neuburg), John (House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken) and Charles (House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld). Otto Henry and Frederick had no surviving sons. The House of Palatinate-Neuburg inherited the Electorate of the Palatinate in ...
Wolfgang was born in Zweibrücken in 1526 as the only son of Louis II, Count Palatine of ...
Preceded By:WolfgangSucceeded By:Otto HenryDuke of Neuburg 1547 - 1569Philip LouisLouis IIDuke of Zweibrücken 1532 - 156 ...John I of Palatinate-Zweibrück ...Louis IIDuke of Zweibrücken 1532 - 156 ...Otto Henry of Palatinate-Sulzb ...Louis IIDuke of Zweibrücken 1532 - 156 ...Frederick of ...Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken has received more than 80,106 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken is the 374th most popular nobleman (up from 394th in 2019), the 1,710th most popular ...
Biography. He was the only son of Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and his wife Elisabeth of Hesse, daughter of William I, Landgrave of Hesse.His father died in 1532, so the regency of Palatinate-Zweibrücken passed to Louis' younger brother Rupert until 1543.