John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen

John Charles, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld at Gelnhausen
Born	(1638-10-17)17 October 1638 Bischweiler
Died	21 February 1704(1704-02-21) (aged 65) Gelnhausen
Noble family	House of Wittelsbach
Spouse(s)	Countess Palatine Sophie Amalie of Zweibrücken Esther Maria von Witzleben
Issue	Frederick Bernard Johan Wilhelm
Father	Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
Mother	Magdalene Catherine, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken

John Charles, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld at Gelnhausen (17 October 1638 – 21 February 1704), was a German prince and ancestor of the cadet branch of the royal family of Bavaria known, from the early 19th century, as Dukes in Bavaria. He took Gelnhausen as the name of his branch of the family after acquiring that estate in 1669.