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Louis II of Zweibrücken (German: Pfalzgraf Ludwig II. von Zweibrücken-Neuburg "der Jüngere") (14 September 1502 – 3 December 1532) was Count Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken from 1514 to 1532. [ citation needed ]
- 14 September 1502, Zweibrücken
- House of Wittelsbach
- 3 December 1532 (aged 30), Zweibrücken
Louis I of Zweibrücken (German: Pfalzgraf Ludwig I. von Pfalz-Zweibrücken "der Schwarze"; 1424 – 19 July 1489) was Count Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken and Count of Veldenz from 1444 until his death in 1489.
- 1424
- 19 July 1489 (aged 64–65), Simmern
- Johanna of Croÿ
- House of Wittelsbach
Alexander and Louis II introduced primogeniture, the rule that the whole of the principality would henceforth be inherited by the eldest son. Bischweiler was acquired in 1542, during the regency of Count Palatine Rupert of Veldenz. In 1544, the cadet branch of Palatine Veldenz split off.
- Principality
- German
Alexander of Zweibrücken ( German: Pfalzgraf Alexander von Zweibrücken "der Hinkende") (26 November 1462 – 21 October 1514) was Count Palatine, Duke of Zweibrücken and Count of Veldenz in 1489–1514. Life. He was the son of Louis I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and his wife Johanna of Cro .
- 26 November 1462
- 21 October 1514 (aged 51), Zweibrücken
- Margarete of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
- House of Wittelsbach
Jun 7, 2021 · Category:Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. Category. : Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. Duke of Zweibrücken from 1514 to 1532.
Louis II the Younger (German: Ludwig II. der Jüngere) (14 September 1502 - 3 December 1532) was the Duke of Zweibrücken from 1514 until 1532. Louis was born in Zweibrücken in 1502 as the eldest son of Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, and succeeded his father in 1514. He became involved...
Biography. He was the only son of Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and his wife Elisabeth of Hesse, daughter of William I, Landgrave of Hesse. His father died in 1532, so the regency of Palatinate-Zweibrücken passed to Louis' younger brother Rupert until 1543.