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John Casimir | |
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Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach | |
Reign | 1572–1596 |
Successor | Split into Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Eisenach |
Duke of Saxe-Coburg | |
Reign | 1596–1633 |
Successor | John Ernest of Saxe-Eisenach |
Born | 12 June 1564 Gotha |
Died | 16 July 1633 Coburg | (aged 69)
Burial | Morizkirche, Coburg |
Spouse | Anna of Saxony Margaret of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
House | House of Wettin |
Father | John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony |
Mother | Countess Palatine Elisabeth of Simmern-Sponheim |
Religion | Lutheran |
John Casimir of Saxe-Coburg (Gotha, 12 June 1564 – Coburg, 16 July 1633) was the Duke of Saxe-Coburg. He was the descendant of the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin. Under his rule, the residence town of Coburg prospered with many Renaissance buildings being erected that still remain today.
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