John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg

John Casimir
Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach
Reign1572–1596
SuccessorSplit into Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Eisenach
Duke of Saxe-Coburg
Reign1596–1633
SuccessorJohn Ernest of Saxe-Eisenach
Born12 June 1564
Gotha
Died16 July 1633(1633-07-16) (aged 69)
Coburg
Burial
Morizkirche, Coburg
SpouseAnna of Saxony
Margaret of Brunswick-Lüneburg
HouseHouse of Wettin
FatherJohn Frederick II, Duke of Saxony
MotherCountess Palatine Elisabeth of Simmern-Sponheim
ReligionLutheran

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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