Frederick Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg
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Frederick Casimir (10 June 1585 – 30 September 1645) was the Duke of Landsberg
from 1604 until 1645.
in 1585 as the second son of John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
and Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
. After his father's death in 1604, Frederick Casimir and his brothers partitioned his territories; Frederick Casimir received the territory around Landsberg in Alsace
. He died in Montfort-en-Auxois in 1645 and was buried in the Alexanderkirche in Zweibrücken.
of Orange-Nassau (9 December 1581 – 28 September 1657), daughter of Prince William I, on 4 July 1616 and had the following children:
Palatinate-Landsberg
Palatinate-Kleeburg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire.Palatinate-Landsberg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Landsberg in northeastern France....
from 1604 until 1645.
Life
Frederick was born in ZweibrückenZweibrücken
Zweibrücken is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach river.- Name :Zweibrücken appears in Latin texts as Geminus Pons and Bipontum, in French texts as Deux-Ponts. The name derives from Middle High German Zweinbrücken...
in 1585 as the second son of John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
John I of Zweibrücken was Count Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken during 1569-1604.He was born in Meisenheim as the second son of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and his wife Anna of Hesse. In 1588 he changed the state religion from Lutheranism to Calvinism...
and Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
Duchess Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was the fifth child of Duke William "the rich" of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and Maria of Austria, a daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I....
. After his father's death in 1604, Frederick Casimir and his brothers partitioned his territories; Frederick Casimir received the territory around Landsberg in Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
. He died in Montfort-en-Auxois in 1645 and was buried in the Alexanderkirche in Zweibrücken.
Marriage
Frederick Casimir married EmiliaEmilia Antwerpiana of Nassau
Countess Emilia Antwerpiana of Nassau was the sixth and youngest daughter of William the Silent and his third spouse Charlotte of Bourbon.-Biography:...
of Orange-Nassau (9 December 1581 – 28 September 1657), daughter of Prince William I, on 4 July 1616 and had the following children:
- Frederick (14 August 1617 – 15 August 1617)
- Frederick LouisFrederick Louis, Count Palatine of ZweibrückenFrederick Louis was the Duke of Landsberg from 1645 until 1681, and the Duke of Zweibrücken from 1661 until 1681.-Life:...
(27 October 1619 – 11 April 1681) - Charles Henry (25 July 1622 – 11 June 1623)