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George John II, Count Palatine Of Lützelstein-Guttenberg
George John II (German: Georg Johann II.) (24 June 1586 – 29 September 1654) was the co-Duke of Veldenz from 1592 until 1598 and the Duke of Guttenberg from 1598 until 1611, and the Duke of Lützelstein-Guttenberg from 1611 until 1654. Life Georg Johann II was born in 1586 as the youngest son of Georg Johann I, Count Palatine of Lützelstein. His father died in 1592, and George John and his brothers succeeded him under the regency of their mother Anna of Sweden. In 1598 the brothers partitioned the territories; George John II received half of the Guttenberg territory. In 1601 he received the other half of Guttenberg when his brother Louis Philip died. In 1611 he inherited the County of Lützelstein following the death of his brother Johann Augustus. Georg Johann died in 1654. Marriage George John married Princess Susanne of Pfalz-Sulzbach (6 June 1591 – 21 February 1661), daughter of the Count Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Sulzbach Otto Henry of Sulzbach (22 July 1556 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of Veldenz
The County of Veldenz was a principality in the contemporary Land Rhineland-Palatinate. The county was located partially between Kaiserslautern, Sponheim and Zweibrücken, partially on the Mosel in the Archbishopric of Trier. A municipality of the same name, Veldenz, and a castle, Schloss Veldenz, are located in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich. History The Counts of Veldenz separated from the Wildgraves of Kyrburg and Schmidburg family in 1112. The direct male line of the first comital house ceased in 1260 with the death of Gerlach V of Veldenz and his daughter Agnes of Veldenz inherited the county in 1260. Her husband Heinrich of Geroldseck became the founder of the second line of Counts of Veldenz or the House of Veldenz-Geroldseck (Hohengeroldseck). In 1444 the county came under the rule of Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken by his marriage to Anna of Veldenz, the only heiress of Count Frederick III of Veldenz. As of 1532, the entire County Palantine of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palatinate-Sulzbach
Palatinate-Sulzbach was the name of two separate states of the Holy Roman Empire located in modern Amberg-Sulzbach, Bavaria, Germany, ruled by a branch of the House of Wittelsbach. Palatinate-Sulzbach (1569–1604) Palatinate-Sulzbach was partitioned from Palatinate-Zweibrücken upon the death of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken in 1569. His will provided that Palatinate-Sulzbach should be created out of Palatinate-Zweibrücken and ruled by his younger son Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Otto Henry. Otto Henry died in 1604 without any heirs so Palatinate-Sulzbach passed to Palatinate-Neuburg. Palatinate-Sulzbach (1614–1742) In 1614, Palatinate-Sulzbach was partitioned from Palatinate-Neuburg following the death of Count Palatine Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Philip Louis for his son Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Augustus. It consisted of two noncontiguous areas separated by the Electorate of Bavaria. It was bordered on the west by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Wittelsbach
The House of Wittelsbach () is a German dynasty, with branches that have ruled over territories including Bavaria, the Palatinate, Holland and Zeeland, Sweden (with Finland), Denmark, Norway, Hungary (with Romania), Bohemia, the Electorate of Cologne and other prince-bishoprics, and Greece. Their ancestral lands of the Palatinate and Bavaria were Prince-electorates, and the family had three of its members elected emperors and kings of the Holy Roman Empire. They ruled over the Kingdom of Bavaria which was created in 1805 and continued to exist until 1918. The House of Windsor, the reigning royal house of the British monarchy, are descendants of Sophia of Hanover, a Wittelsbach Princess of the Palatinate by birth and Electress of Hanover by marriage, who had inherited the succession rights of the House of Stuart and passed them on to the House of Hanover. History When Otto I, Count of Scheyern, died in 1072, his third son Otto II, Count of Scheyern, acquired the castle of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopold Louis, Count Palatine Of Veldenz
Leopold Louis (German: Leopold Ludwig) (1 February 1625 – 29 September 1694) was the Count of Veldenz from 1634 until 1694. Lothar K. Kinzinger: Schweden und Pfalz-Zweibrücken, Dissertation, Zweibrücken 1988, S. 308–317. ISBN 3-924171-02-5 Life Leopold Louis was born in Lauterecken in 1625 as the youngest son of George Gustavus, Count Palatine of Veldenz, from his second marriage to Maria Elizabeth of Palatinate-Zweibrücken (7 November 1581 – 18 August 1637), daughter of Duke John I. After his father's death in 1634 he succeeded him as his elder brothers had already died. During the Thirty Years' War his lands were occupied, and again during the Nine Years' War by Swedish, Spanish and later French soldiers. Leopold Louis died in Strasbourg in 1694 as a poor man and was buried in Lützelstein (now called La Petite-Pierre, in France). As he had no surviving sons, the ruins of Veldenz were inherited by the Palatinate-Kleeburg line, the head of which was Charles XI, king ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lützelstein
La Petite-Pierre (; german: Lützelstein; Rhine Franconian: ''Lítzelstain'') is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies in the historical and cultural region of Alsace (Elsass in German). Petit-Pierre literally means ''little rock''. The town lies in the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park which has its headquarter in the château (Maison du Parc). History Lützelstein castle was built by Count Hugo, who was the son of Hugh, Count of Blieskastel. It was claimed by the Bishop of Strasbourg in 1223, but the count successfully defended it. After Count Friedrich died without a male successor, the county was subject to a protracted inheritance dispute between his uncle, Frederick Burkhard, and his sister, who was married to John of Leiningen. Both John and the sons of Burkhard died within a short time and without heirs, so the entire county was passed to the Electoral Palatinate in 1462. During the partition of the House of Wittelsbach t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gustavus, Count Palatine Of Veldenz
George Gustavus (German: Georg Gustav) (6 February 1564 – 3 June 1634) was the Count of Veldenz from 1592 until 1634. Biography George Gustavus was born in 1564 as the eldest son of George John I, Count Palatine of Lützelstein. His father died in 1592, and John Augustus and his brothers succeeded him under the regency of their mother Anna of Sweden. In 1598 the brothers partitioned the territories; George Gustavus retained the counties of Veldenz and Lautereck while his younger brothers obtained the other territories. In 1608, he founded Lixheim for Reformed refugees, but was also forced to sell the new town in 1623 to Henry II, Duke of Lorraine. He died in 1634 and was buried in Remigiusberg. Marriage George Gustavus married Elizabeth of Württemberg (3 March 1548 – 28 February 1592), daughter of Duke Christopher, on 30 October 1586. The marriage remained childless. George Gustavus married Maria Elizabeth of Palatinate-Zweibrücken (7 November 1581 – 18 August 1637 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Otto Of Palatinate-Lützelstein-Guttenberg
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old pig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Henry, Count Palatine Of Sulzbach
Otto Henry of Sulzbach (22 July 1556 – 29 August 1604) was the Count Palatine of Sulzbach from 1569 until 1604. Life Otto Henry was born in Amberg in 1556 as one of five sons of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. After his father's death in 1569, his lands were partitioned between Otto Henry and his four brothers — Otto Henry received the territory around Sulzbach-Rosenberg. Otto Henry died in Sulzbach in 1604 and was buried in Lauingen. Without any surviving sons, Sulzbach was inherited by his brother Philip Louis of Palatinate-Neuburg. Marriage Otto Henry married Dorothea Maria of Württemberg (3 September 1559 – 23 March 1639), daughter of Duke Christopher, on 25 November 1582 and had the following children: #Louis (6 January (1584 – 12 March 1584) #Anne Elizabeth (19 January 1585 – 18 April 1585) #George Frederick (15 March 1587 – 25 April 1587) #Dorothea Sophie (10 March 1588 – 24 September 1607) #Sabine (25 February 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Augustus, Count Palatine Of Lützelstein
John Augustus (German: Johann August) (26 November 1575 – 18 September 1611) was the County of Veldenz#Palantine Veldenz Line, co-Duke of Veldenz from 1592 until 1598 and the Palatinate-Lützelstein, Duke of Lützelstein from 1598 until 1611. Life John Augustus was born in 1575 as the second surviving son of George John I, Count Palatine of Veldenz, George John I, Count Palatine of Lützelstein. His father died in 1592, and John Augustus and his brothers succeeded him under the regency of their mother Anna Maria of Sweden, Anna of Sweden. In 1598 the brothers partitioned the territories; John Augustus received Palatinate-Lützelstein. John Augustus died in Castle Lemberg in 1611 and was buried in Lützelstein. He was succeeded by his younger brother George John II, Count Palatine of Lützelstein-Guttenberg, George John. Marriage John Augustus married Anne Elizabeth of the Palatinate (1549 - 1609), Anne Elizabeth of the Electorate of the Palatinate (23 June 1549 – 20 Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palatinate-Guttenberg
Palatinate-Guttenberg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Guttenberg in the south of modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Palatinate-Guttenberg was created in the partition of County of Veldenz#Palantine Veldenz LinePalatinate-Veldenz in 1598 for Louis Philip and George John II, the two younger sons of George John I. Louis Philip died in 1601 leaving George John II as the sole ruler. In 1611 he inherited Palatinate-Lützelstein from his elder brother John Augustus, Count Palatine of Lützelstein, and George John renamed his state to Palatinate-Lützelstein-Guttenberg Palatinate-Lützelstein-Guttenberg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around La Petite-Pierre in the far northeast of France. Palatinate-Lützelstein-Guttenberg was created in 1611 when George John II of Palatinate-Guttenberg inherited .... {{coord missing, Rhineland-Palatinate House of Wittelsbach Counties of the Holy Roman Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palatinate-Lützelstein
Palatinate-Lützelstein was an ephemeral state of the Holy Roman Empire based around La Petite-Pierre (german: Lützelstein), located in the Vosges Mountains, in the present-day Bas-Rhin and Moselle départements of the Grand Est region in northeastern France. Lützelstein Castle, erected by the Counts of Blieskastel at a mountain pass to Lorraine, and the surrounding territory originally were a fief of the Bishopric of Strasbourg. Held by the elder House of Leiningen, who had accepted the suzerainty of the Electorate of the Palatinate, the lands were seized as a reverted fief by the mighty Wittelsbach Elector Palatine Frederick I upon the extinction of the Leiningen counts in 1462. In the course of a 1553 re-arrangement of the Palatinate territories, Lützelstein was allotted to Count Palatine Wolfgang of Zweibrücken, who ceded the estates to his uncle Count Palatine Rupert of Veldenz. His son Count Palatine George John I of Veldenz founded the town of Phalsbourg (''Pfalzbur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Philip, Count Palatine Of Guttenberg
Louis Philip (German: Ludwig Philipp) (24 November 1577 – 24 October 1601) was the co-Duke of Veldenz from 1592 until 1598 and the Duke of Guttenberg from 1598 until 1601. Life Louis Philip was born in 1577 as the third surviving son of George John I, Count Palatine of Lützelstein. His father died in 1592, and Louis Philip and his brothers succeeded him under the regency of their mother Anna of Sweden. In 1598 the brothers partitioned the territories; Louis Philip received half of the territory of Guttenberg. Louis Philip died there in 1601 and was probably buried in Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 .... {{DEFAULTSORT:Philip, Louis, Count Palatine of Guttenberg House of Wittelsbach 1577 births 1601 deaths Burials at the Church of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
