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| Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld | |
 Charles I, Count Palatine by Rhine, Duke in Bavaria, Count to Veldenz and Sponheim | |
| Born | (1560-09-04)4 September 1560 Neuburg an der Donau |
| Died | 16 December 1600(1600-12-16) (aged 40) Birkenfeld |
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| House | Wittelsbach |
| Father | Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken |
| Mother | Anna of Hesse |
Charles I of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (4 September 1560 – 16 December 1600),Count Palatine of the Rhine,Duke in Bavaria,Count to Veldenz andSponheim was theDuke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from 1569 until 1600.
Charles was born inNeuburg in 1560 as the youngest son ofWolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. After his father's death in 1569, Charles and his brothers partitioned his territories: Charles received the Palatine share on the RearCounty of Sponheim, a small territory aroundBirkenfeld. Charles is the founder of theHouse of Palatinate-Birkenfeld.
Charles died in Birkenfeld in 1600 and was buried inMeisenheim. Charles was a prince of a relatively unimportant state, and his chief fame is that theKings ofBavaria descended from him.
Charles marriedDorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1 January 1570 – 15 August 1649), daughter of DukeWilliam VI, on 23 February 1590 and had the following children:
| Preceded by | Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 1569–1600 | Succeeded by |
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