Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein

Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein
Spouse(s)	Katharina Sophie of Legnica
Noble family	House of Wittelsbach
Father	Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Mother	Anna of Hesse
Born	(1557-04-11)11 April 1557 Meisenheim
Died	Friedrichsburg Castle
Buried	Lauingen

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

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, Frederick and his brothers partitioned his territories: Frederick received a chip of territory of the Duchy of Neuburg around Vohenstrauss. Frederick died at Friedrichsburg Castle in 1597 and was buried in Lauingen.

Marriage

Frederick married Katharina Sophie of Legnica (August 7, 1561 - May 10, 1608), daughter of Duke Henry XI, on 26 February 1587 and had the following children:

1. Anne Sophie (25 November 1588 - 21 March 1589)
2. George Frederick (8 March 1590 - 20 July 1590)
3. Frederick Casimir (8 March 1590 - 16 July 1590)

Ancestors

Family 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

Regnal titles
Preceded by Wolfgang	Duke of Vohenstrauss-Parkstein 1569 – 1597	Succeeded by Philip Louis