Background
He was the son of Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine and Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel.
He was the son of Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine and Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel.
His short reign was not glamorous. He appointed his incompetent former tutor Paul Hachenberg as chief minister, leaving his half-siblings, the "Raugraves", out of favor. He brought back his mother from Kassel and paid her immense debts.
Charles was of a weak and timid nature, marked by familial childhood experiences.
He showed a superficial enthusiasm for military life. Charles was a strict Calvinist.
Their marriage was childless. Upon his death, the Electoral Palatinate passed to the Catholic Neuburg branch of the family.
