About John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg
Lived 1589 – 1652 (aged 63). John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg was a German and Swedish aristocrat.
John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg (20 April 1589, Zweibrücken – 18 June 1652, Stegeborg Castle) was the son of John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and his wife, Duchess Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. He was married to Catherine of Sweden and was the founder of a branch of Wittelsbach Counts Palatine often called the Swedish line, because it gave rise to three subsequent kings of Sweden, but more commonly known as the Kleeburg (or Cleebourg) line.
5= 5. Anna of Hesse
7= 7. Maria of Austria
9= 9. Elisabeth of Hesse
11= 11. Christine of Saxony
13= 13. Maria, Duchess of Jülich-Berg
14= 14. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
15= 15. Anna of Bohemia and Hungary
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father of King Charles X of Sweden (1589-1652)
When was John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg born?
John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg was born on 20 May 1589 in Zweibrücken.
When did John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg die?
John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg died on 18 June 1652 in Stegeborg Castle.
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John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg was an aristocrat.
What nationality was John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg?
John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg was German and Swedish.
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