The House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch of the Wittelsbach dynasty, was the ruling dynasty of Sweden from 1654 to 1720.
![Arms before inheriting Sweden](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Palatinate-Zweibr%C3%BCcken.png/124px-Palatinate-Zweibr%C3%BCcken.png)
By this point it had splintered into several different houses. The Royal House of Sweden was represented by the branch Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Kleeburg.
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The ancestor of the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken was Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken (1385–1459), a son of King Rupert of Germany.
Family tree
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Cadet branches
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- House of Palatinate-Kleeburg
- House of Palatinate-Veldenz
- House of Palatinate-Neuburg
- House of Palatinate-Sulzbach
- House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld
- House of Carlson (Illegitimate)
See also
editExternal links
edit- Media related to House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken at Wikimedia Commons