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John II (21 March 1492 – 18 May 1557) was the Count Palatine of Simmern from 1509 until 1557. John II was born in Simmern in 1492 as the eldest surviving son of John I, Count Palatine of Simmern. In 1508 he married Beatrix of Baden, daughter of Margrave Christoph I. He succeeded his father in 1509.
- Joanna of Nassau-Saarbrücken
- 18 May 1557 (aged 65), Simmern
- 21 March 1492, Simmern
- John I, Count Palatine of Simmern
Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar ( Johann Maria Wilhelm; 22 May 1570 – 18 July 1605) was a Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Jena . Biography. Johann was the second son of Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Dorothea Susanne of Simmern . Johann Wilhelm died in 1573 when his son was only three years old.
John II the Younger (German: Johann II. der Jüngere) (26 March 1584 – 9 August 1635) was the Duke of Zweibrücken from 1604 until 1635. Biography. John was born in Bergzabern in 1584 as the eldest son of John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and his wife, Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg.
John II _____, Count Palatine of Simmern. b. 20 Mar 1492. d. 18 May 1557. Family tree ...
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Johann II was the elder son of Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein and Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau. He ascended to the throne shortly after his 18th birthday. Until he was surpassed by Elizabeth II on 9 May 2022, his reign had been the longest precisely documented tenure of any European monarch since antiquity in which a regent (...
In 1862, Johann II issued Liechtenstein's first constitution, which was heavily influenced by the likes of Vorarlberg. After World War I and due to significant popular demand, Johann II granted a new constitution, which was ratified on 5 October 1921. It granted considerable political rights to common Liechtensteiners and made the principality a co...
Liechtenstein left the German Confederationin 1866. Not long afterward, the Liechtenstein Army was abolished as it was regarded as an unnecessary expense. In 1867, Alexander II of Russia had offered Johann to purchase Russian Alaska, but he refused as he believed the territory was useless. Johann II somewhat cooled relations with Liechtenstein's tr...
Johann II, an outstanding art connoisseur and a generous patron, added much to the Liechtenstein Princely Collections. Although considered a prominent patron of the arts and sciences during his long reign, Johann II was also considered to be rather unsociable and did not participate in social events. Rarely did he show up in his magnificent Vienna ...
As Johann entered his later years, his eyesight began to decline rapidly and on 12 November 1928, he underwent surgery to remove cataracts. He died on 11 February 1929 and was succeeded by his younger brother Franz I.
Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order, 1860 (Kingdom of Hanover)Knight of the Golden Fleece, 1862 (Austrian Empire)Grand Cross of St. Stephen, 1896 (Austria-Hungary)Knight of St. Hubert, 1882 (Kingdom of Bavaria)Works by or about Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein at Internet Archive- 12 November 1858 – 11 February 1929
- Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
Christian II (22 de junio de 1637-26 de abril de 1717) fue el duque de Birkenfeld-Bischweiler desde 1654, el duque de Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld desde 1671 y el conde de Rappoltstein desde 1673 hasta 1699.
Charles was the last Elector of the Palatinate from the Protestant Reformed House of Palatinate-Simmern; upon his death, the Electoral Palatinate passed to the Catholic Palatinate-Neuburg branch of the family.
