John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

John II
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Born(1584-03-26)26 March 1584
Bergzabern
Died9 August 1635(1635-08-09) (aged 51)
Metz
BuriedAlexanderkirche in Zweibrücken
Noble familyWittelsbach
Spouse(s)Catherine de Rohan
Louise Juliana of the Palatinate
FatherJohn I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
MotherMagdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

John II the Younger (German: Johann II. der Jüngere) (26 March 1584 – 9 August 1635) was the Duke of Zweibrücken from 1604 until 1635.

Biography

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]

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 in the crypt of the Alexanderskirche [de], in Zweibrücken.[3][2] He was succeeded by his son Frederick.

Marriage and issue

He married firstly, in 1604, to Catherine de Rohan, daughter of René II, Viscount of Rohan. Their only child was Magdalene Catherine (1607–1648).

He married secondly, in 1613, to Luise Juliane, daughter of Frederick IV, Elector Palatine. They had four children:[4]

References

  1. ^ Anselme, Père. ‘’Histoire de la Maison Royale de France’’, tome 4. Editions du Palais-Royal, 1967, Paris. pp. 71-72. (French).
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Genealogie-Seite zum Haus Wittelsbach
John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Born: 26 March 1584 Died: 9 August 1635
Preceded by Duke of Zweibrücken
1604–1635 		Succeeded by