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John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg

1589 - 1652

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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. In 1591 his father stipulated that, as the youngest son, John Casimir would receive as appanage the countship of Neukastell in the Palatinate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg is the 309th most popular nobleman (down from 278th in 2019), the 1,283rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,287th in 2019) and the 47th most popular German Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg ranks 309 out of 1,415. Before him are Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal, Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, Anthony, Duke of Brabant, Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy, and Frederick IV, Duke of Austria. After him are Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk, George, Duke of Saxony, Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Dmitry of Uglich, Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Prince John of the United Kingdom.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1589, John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg ranks 5. Before him are Feodor II of Russia, Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria, Peter Minuit, and Margaret of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal. After him are Ivan Gundulić, 4th Dalai Lama, Gabriel Báthory, Domenico Fetti, John, Duke of Östergötland, Hercules Seghers, and Teimuraz I of Kakheti. Among people deceased in 1652, John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg ranks 6. Before him are Jusepe de Ribera, Georges de La Tour, Gregorio Allegri, Pietro Della Valle, and Jacob De la Gardie. After him are Inigo Jones, Jan Asselijn, Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours, Jan Dirksz Both, Denis Pétau, and Claes Jansz. Visscher.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg ranks 1,283 out of 7,253. Before him are Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg (1484), Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim (1594), Ernst Troeltsch (1865), Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (1627), Lorenz von Stein (1815), and Rupert of Salzburg (650). After him are Hans Aumeier (1906), Klaus Schulze (1947), Claudia Schiffer (1970), Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1690), Alfred von Waldersee (1832), and Luz Long (1913).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Germany

Among noblemen born in Germany, John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg ranks 47. Before him are Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt (1601), Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg (1597), Bruno the Great (925), Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886), Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal (1855), and Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1468). After him are George, Duke of Saxony (1471), Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1671), Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (1833), Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1854), Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1704), and Princess Auguste of Bavaria (1877).

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