House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken

The House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch of the Wittelsbach dynasty, was the Royal House of Sweden from 1654 to 1720.

By this point it had splintered into several different houses. The Royal House of Sweden was represented by the branch Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Kleeburg.

The ancestor of the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken was Stefan, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken (1385–1459), a son of King Rupert of Germany.

Patrilineal descent

• Stefan
• Louis I the Black
• Caspar
• Alexander the Lame
• Louis II the Younger
• Wolfgang
• John I the Lame
• John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, married with Catharina of Sweden
• Charles X Gustav of Sweden
• Charles XI of Sweden, in personal union with the duchy of Palatinate-Zweibrücken
• Charles XII of Sweden, in personal union with Palatinate-Zweibrücken
• Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden

Cadet branches

Some cadet branches are:

• House of Palatinate-Kleeburg
• House of Palatinate-Veldenz
• House of Palatinate-Neuburg
• House of Palatinate-Sulzbach
• House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld

See also

• List of counts palatine of Zweibrücken