John Casimir (German: Johann Kasimir) (20 April 1589 - 8 June 1652) was the Duke of Kleeburg from 1604 until 1652.
Life[]
John Casimir was born in Zweibrücken in 1589 as the youngest son of John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. In 1615 he married Catherine, the daughter of King Charles IX of Sweden, in Stockholm. Through this marriage, the House of Wittelsbach would provide the kings of Sweden from 1654 until 1720.
John Casimir died in Castle Stegeborg in 1652 and was buried in the Cathedral of Strängnäs.
Marriage[]
John Casimir married Catherine of Sweden (19 November 1584 - 23 December 1638), daughter of King Charles IX, on 21 June 1615 and had the following children:
- Christine Magdalena (27 May 1616 - 14 August 1662)
- Charles Frederick (13 July 1618 - 11 May 1619)
- Elizabeth Amalie (11 September 1619 - 2 July 1628)
- Charles Gustavus (18 November 1622 - 23 February 1660)
- Maria Euphrosyne (14 February 1625 - 24 October 1687)
- Eleanore Catherine (27 May 1626 - 13 March 1692)
- Adolph John (21 October 1629 - 24 October 1689)
- John Gustavus (c. 1630)
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Preceded by: |
John Casimir |
Succeeded by: |
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| John I of Palatinate-Zweibrücken | Duke of Kleeburg 1604 - 1652 |
Charles Gustavus |