George Gustavus, Count Palatine of Veldenz
George Gustavus was the Duke of Veldenz from 1592 until 1634.Life
George Gustavus was born in 1564 as the eldest son of George John I, Count Palatine of Lützelstein. His father died in 1592, and John Augustus and his brothers succeeded him under the regency of their mother Anna of Sweden. In 1598 the brothers partitioned the territories; George Gustavus retained the Counties of Veldenz and Lautereck while his younger brothers obtained the other territories. In 1608, he founded Lixheim for Reformed refugees, but was also forced to sell the new town in 1623 to Henry II, Duke of Lorraine. He died in 1634 and was buried in Remigiusberg.Marriage
George Gustavus married Elizabeth of Württemberg, daughter of Duke Christopher, on 30 October 1586. The marriage remained childless.
George Gustavus married Maria Elizabeth of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, daughter of Duke John I, on 17 May 1601 and had the following children:
- Anne Magdalena
- John Frederick
- George Gustavus
- Elizabeth
- Charles Louis
- Wolfgang William
- Sophie Sybille
- Maria Elizabeth
- Maria Amalie of
- Magdalena Sophie
- Leopold Louis
