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Frederick Louis (German: Friedrich Ludwig; 27 October 1619 – 11 April 1681) was the Duke of Landsberg from 1645 until 1681, and the Count Palatine of Zweibrücken from 1661 until 1681.
Frederick Louis | |
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Count Palatine of Zweibrucken | |
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Born | Heidelberg | 27 October 1619
Died | 11 April 1681 61) Landsberg Castle, Obermoschel | (aged
Noble family | House of Wittelsbach |
Spouse(s) | Juliana Magdalena of Palatinate-Zweibrücken Anna Marie Elisabeth Hepp |
Father | Frederick Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg |
Mother | Countess Emilia Antwerpiana of Nassau |
Frederick Louis was born in Heidelberg in 1619 as the only surviving son of Frederick Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg. After his father's death in 1645, Frederick Louis inherited his territories devastated by the Thirty Years' War. To a limited extent he contributed to the reconstruction efforts and he promoted trade to stabilise the situation. In 1661 he inherited the Duchy of Zweibrücken, another territory devastated by the war, following the death of Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. He died at Landsberg Castle, near Obermoschel, in 1681. With the sons of his first marriage predeceased and the sons of his second morganatic marriage illegitimate, he was succeeded by King Charles XI of Sweden.
Frederick Louis married his first cousin, Juliana Magdalena of Palatinate-Zweibrücken (23 April 1621 - 25 March 1672), daughter of Duke John II, on 14 November 1645 in Düsseldorf and had the following children:
Frederick Louis morganatically married Anna Marie Elisabeth Hepp (c. 1635 - 8 March 1722) on 21 August 1672 and had the following children:
Frederick Louis, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken | Father: Frederick Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg |
Paternal Grandfather: John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken |
Paternal Great-grandmother: Anna of Hesse | |||
Paternal Grandmother: Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg | ||
Paternal Great-grandmother: Maria of Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria | |||
Mother: Emilia Antwerpiana of Nassau |
Maternal Grandfather: William the Silent |
Maternal Great-grandfather: William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen | |
Maternal Great-grandmother: Juliana of Stolberg | |||
Maternal Grandmother: Charlotte of Bourbon |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier | ||
Maternal Great-grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy |
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