Frederick Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg

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Frederick Casimir (German: Friedrich Kasimir) (10 June 158530 September 1645) was the Duke of Landsberg from 1604 until 1645.

[edit] Life

Frederick was born in Zweibrücken in 1585 as the second son of John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. 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.

[edit] Marriage

Frederick Casimir married Amalie of Orange-Nassau (9 December 1581 - 28 September 1657), daughter of Prince William I, on 4 July 1616 and had the following children:

  1. Frederick (14 August 1617 - 15 August 1617)
  2. Frederick Louis (27 October 1619 - 11 April 1681)
  3. Charles Henry (25 July 1622 - 11 June 1623)
Preceded by
John II
Duke of Landsberg
1604–1645
Succeeded by
Frederick Louis

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