Louis Philip (23 November 1602 - 6 January 1655) was the Count Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern

Palatinate-Simmern-Kaiserslautern

Palatinate-Simmern-Kaiserslautern was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based in the Counties Palatine of Simmern and Kaiserslautern, and the Palatinian portion of the County of Sponheim in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany....

 from 1610 until 1655.

Life

Louis Philip was born in Heidelberg

Heidelberg

-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...

 in 1602 as the youngest son of Frederick IV, Elector Palatine

Frederick IV, Elector Palatine

Frederick IV, Elector Palatine of the Rhine , only surviving son of Louis VI, Elector Palatine and Elisabeth of Hesse, called "Frederick the Righteous" .-Life:Born in Amberg, his father died in October 1583 and...

. After his father's death in 1610, Louis Philip inherited his territories around Simmern

Simmern

Simmern is a town of 8,000 inhabitants in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, the district seat of the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, and the seat of the like-named Verbandsgemeinde...

, Kaiserslautern

Kaiserslautern

Kaiserslautern is a city in southwest Germany, located in the Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate forest . The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfurt am Main, and from Luxembourg.Kaiserslautern is home to 99,469 people...

 and Sponheim

Sponheim

Sponheim is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.-History:Sponheim was the capital of the County of Sponheim. There was a Benedictine abbey here which was founded in 1101 by Stephan II, Count of Sponheim not far from the countly residence at...

. Louis Philip died in Krossen

Krossen

Krossen is a village in Holum in the municipality of Mandal, Norway. Its population is 417....

 in 1655 and was buried in Simmern.

Marriage

Louis Philip married Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg

Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg

Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg was a German princess and queen consort of Sweden.She was the daughter of John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, and Anna, Duchess of Prussia, daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia....

 (1 April 1607 - 18 February 1675), daughter of Elector Joachim Frederick

Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg

Joachim III Frederick , of the House of Hohenzollern, was Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from 1598 until his death.-Biography:...

, on 4 December 1631 and had the following children:

1. Charles Frederick (6 January 1633 - 13 January 1635)
2. Gustavus Louis (1 March 1634 - 5 August 1635)
3. Charles Philip (20 April 1635 - 24 February 1636)
4. Louis Casimir (27 September 1636 - 14 December 1652)
5. Elizabeth Maria Charlotte (23/24 October 1638 - 10/22 May 1664)
6. Louis Henry
   Louis Henry, Count Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern
   Louis Henry was the Count Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern from 1653 until 1673.-Life:...
   
    (11 October 1640 - 3 January 1674)
7. Louise Sophie Eleanore (27 June 1642 - 29 March 1643)

Preceded by:	Louis Philip	Succeeded by:
Frederick IV Frederick IV, Elector Palatine Frederick IV, Elector Palatine of the Rhine , only surviving son of Louis VI, Elector Palatine and Elisabeth of Hesse, called "Frederick the Righteous" .-Life:Born in Amberg, his father died in October 1583 and... of the Palatinate	Duke of Simmern-Kaiserslautern Palatinate-Simmern-Kaiserslautern Palatinate-Simmern-Kaiserslautern was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based in the Counties Palatine of Simmern and Kaiserslautern, and the Palatinian portion of the County of Sponheim in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.... 1610 - 1655	Louis Henry Louis Henry, Count Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern Louis Henry was the Count Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern from 1653 until 1673.-Life:...