Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
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Louis II of Zweibrücken (14 September 1502 – 3 December 1532) was Count Palatine
and Duke of Zweibrücken
from 1514 to 1532.
He was the son of Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
and his wife Margarete of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein. He was married in 1525 to Elisabeth of Hesse
, daughter of William I, Landgrave of Lower Hesse, and they had two children. His son Wolfgang
inherited the title and his daughter Christine died young in 1534. Louis II was buried in the Alexanderskirche in Zweibrücken
.
Count palatine
Count palatine is a high noble title, used to render several comital styles, in some cases also shortened to Palatine, which can have other meanings as well.-Comes palatinus:...
and Duke of Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach river.- Name :Zweibrücken appears in Latin texts as Geminus Pons and Bipontum, in French texts as Deux-Ponts. The name derives from Middle High German Zweinbrücken...
from 1514 to 1532.
He was the son of Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Alexander of Zweibrücken was Count Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken and of Veldenz in 1489–1514.He was the son of Louis I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and his wife Johanna of Croÿ...
and his wife Margarete of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein. He was married in 1525 to Elisabeth of Hesse
Elisabeth of Hesse (1503–1563)
Elisabeth of Hesse was a Landgravine of Hesse by birth and by marriage Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken and later Countess Palatine of Simmern.- Life :...
, daughter of William I, Landgrave of Lower Hesse, and they had two children. His son Wolfgang
Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Count Palatine Wolfgang of Zweibrücken was member of the Wittelsbach family of the Counts Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken 1532–1559.-Biography:...
inherited the title and his daughter Christine died young in 1534. Louis II was buried in the Alexanderskirche in Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach river.- Name :Zweibrücken appears in Latin texts as Geminus Pons and Bipontum, in French texts as Deux-Ponts. The name derives from Middle High German Zweinbrücken...
.