Louis Henry, Count Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern


Louis Henry was the Count Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern from 1653 until 1673.

Life

Louis Henry was born in 1640 as the only surviving son of Louis Philip, Count Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern. He succeeded his father in 1655, and retired from ruling in 1673. He died less than a year later, and was buried in the St-Stephan's Church in Simmern.

Marriage

Louis Henry married Maria of Orange-Nassau in 1666, daughter of the Dutch prince Frederick Henry. The marriage remained childless.

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