Louis Philip, Count Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern


Louis Philip was the Count Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern from 1610 until 1655. Philip acted as Administrator of the Palatinate between 1632 and 1648.
Philip was born in Heidelberg, as the youngest son of Frederick IV, Elector Palatine. After his father's death in 1610, Louis Philip inherited his territories around Simmern, Kaiserslautern and Sponheim.
Philip was appointed as Administrator of the Palatinate after the 1632 death of the Elector Frederick, and held that post until the restoration of Frederick's son Charles in 1648.
Philip died in Krossen and was buried in Simmern.

Marriage

Louis Philip married Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, daughter of Elector Joachim Frederick, on 4 December 1631 and had the following children:
  1. Charles Frederick
  2. Gustavus Louis
  3. Charles Philip
  4. Louis Casimir
  5. Elizabeth Maria Charlotte, wife of George III of Brieg
  6. Louis Henry
  7. Louise Sophie Eleanore