Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein

Frederick of Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein (German: Friedrich) (11 April 1557 – 17 December 1597) was the Duke of Vohenstrauss-Parkstein from 1569 until 1597.

Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein
Born	11 April 1557 Meisenheim
Died	17 December 1597 (aged 40) Friedrichsburg Castle
Buried	Lauingen
Noble family	House of Wittelsbach
Spouse(s)	Katharina Sophie of Legnica
Father	Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Mother	Anna of Hesse

Life

Frederick was born in Meisenheim in 1557 as the fourth son of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. After his father's death in 1569, and still a minor, his guardianship was assumed by his older brother Philipp Ludwig until 1581, when he was obtain his own domains: the districts of Flossenbürg, Floß and Vohenstrauss with the Parkstein-Weiden enclave.

From 1586 to 1593 he built Friedrichsburg Castle near Vohenstrauss. After he had moved in there in 1593, the small town flourished. After his death in 1597, the castle was granted to her widow as her residence. On 21 February 1598, Frederick was buried with his sons in the family crypt in St. Martin in Lauingen. Since he had no surviving descendants, his domains fell to his brother Philipp Ludwig.

Marriage and Issue

Frederick married on 26 February 1587 with Katharina Sophie (7 August 1561 – 10 May 1608), daughter of Duke Henry XI of Legnica. They had three children:

1. Anne Sophie (Weiden, 25 November 1588 – Amberg, 21 March 1589), buried in St. Martin Basilica, Amberg.
2. George Frederick (Weiden, 8 March 1590 – Weiden, 20 July 1590), twin with Frederick Casimir.
3. Frederick Casimir (Weiden, 8 March 1590 – Weiden, 16 July 1590), twin with George Frederick.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein

16. Louis I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 8. Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 17. Johanna of Croÿ 4. Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 18. Kraft VI, Count of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim 9. Margarete of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein 19. Helene of Württemberg 2. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 20. Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse (= 24) 10. William I, Landgrave of Lower Hesse 21. Mechthild of Württemberg-Urach (= 25) 5. Elisabeth of Hesse 22. William IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 11. Anna of Brunswick 23. Elizabeth of Stolberg-Wernigerode 1. Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein 24. Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse (= 20) 12. William II, Landgrave of Hesse 25. Mechthild of Württemberg-Urach (= 25) 6. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse 26. Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg 13. Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 27. Sophie of Pomerania-Stettin 3. Anna of Hesse 28. Albert III, Duke of Saxony 14. George, Duke of Saxony 29. Sidonie of Poděbrady 7. Christine of Saxony 30. Casimir IV Jagiellon 15. Barbara Jagiellon 31. Elisabeth of Austria

External links

• 450. Geburtstag in: onetz.de (in German) [retrieved 7 March 2016].
• Schloß Friedrichsburg bei Vohenstrauß in: friedrichsburg.de (in German) [retrieved 7 March 2016].
• Stadtgeschichte Vohenstrauß in: heimat-now.de (in German) [retrieved 7 March 2016].