Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine

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Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine was a 17th-century German prince of the House of Wittelsbach who restored and ruled the Palatinate after the Thirty Years' War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 17th-century German person
Elector Palatine
human
member of nobility
prince
child Charles II, Elector Palatine
Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orléans
countryOfCitizenship Electoral Palatinate
dateOfBirth 1617-12-22
dateOfDeath 1680-08-28
era Early Modern period
father Frederick V, Elector Palatine
floruit mid-17th century
givenName Carl
Charles
Karl
languageSpoken French
German
memberOf House of Wittelsbach
middleName Louis
mother Elizabeth Stuart
surface form: Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia
nobleFamily House of Palatinate-Simmern
nobleTitle Count Palatine of the Rhine
Count Palatine of the Rhine
surface form: Elector Palatine
notableEvent restoration of the Electoral Palatinate in 1648
notableFor restoring the Palatinate after the Thirty Years' War
strengthening the administration and economy of the Palatinate
notableWork reconstruction of the Palatinate after the Thirty Years' War
participatedIn aftermath of the Thirty Years' War
placeOfBirth Electoral Palatinate
Heidelberg
placeOfDeath Electoral Palatinate
Heidelberg
positionHeld Count Palatine of the Rhine
Count Palatine of the Rhine
surface form: Elector Palatine of the Rhine
predecessor Frederick V, Elector Palatine
reignEnd 1680
reignStart 1648
religion Calvinism
residence Heidelberg Castle
sexOrGender male
sibling Edward, Prince Palatine
surface form: Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern

Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate
Maurice of the Palatinate
Ruprecht
surface form: Rupert of the Rhine
spouse Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel
Marie Luise von Degenfeld
successor Charles II, Elector Palatine

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Elizabeth Stuart child Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
Frederick V, Elector Palatine child Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
Prince Rupert of the Rhine sibling Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
Sophia of the Palatinate sibling Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine