John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
John II the Younger (German: Johann II. der Jüngere) (26 March 1584 – 9 August 1635) was the Duke of Zweibrücken from 1604 until 1635.
John II | |
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| Count Palatine of Zweibrücken | |
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| Born | 26 March 1584 Bergzabern |
| Died | 9 August 1635 (aged 51) Metz |
| Buried | Alexanderkirche in Zweibrücken |
| Noble family | Wittelsbach |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine de Rohan Louise Juliana of the Palatinate |
| Father | John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken |
| Mother | Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg |
Early life
John was born in Bergzabern in 1584 as the eldest son of John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and his wife, Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg.[1][2]
Biography
He succeeded his father in 1604 and in 1606 he took back possession of the lordship of Bischweiler in Alsace for the House of Wittelsbach from a vassal, Flach von Schwanzenberg.[2]
John died in 1635 in Metz and is buried alongside other counts/dukes of his family in the crypt of the Alexanderskirche in Zweibrücken, built in 1493 by his ancestor Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken.[3][2]
References
- Anselme, Père. ‘’Histoire de la Maison Royale de France’’, tome 4. Editions du Palais-Royal, 1967, Paris. pp. 71-72. (French).
- Huberty, Michel; Giraud, Alain; Magdelaine, F.; B. (1985). L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome IV -- Wittelsbach. France: Laballery. pp. 83, 106–107, 119–120. ISBN 2-901138-04-7.
- Hudlet, Richard B. (1993). 500 Jahre Alexanderskirche Zweibrücken, 1493-1993: Betrachtungen zur Geschichte einer Kirche und einer Stadt [500 years of Alexander's Church Zweibrücken, 1493-1993: Reflections on the history of a church and a city] (in German). Zweibrücken: Protestantische Kirchengemeinde Zweibrücken-Mitte [Protestant parish of Zweibrücken-Mitte]. ISBN 9783924171186. OCLC 34658300.
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