Palatinate-Guttenberg

Palatinate-Guttenberg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Guttenberg in the south of modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Palatinate-Guttenberg
Pfalz-Guttenberg
1598 – 1611

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Guttenberg Castle
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Partitioned from Palatinate-Veldenz 1598
P.-L.-Guttenberg 1611

Palatinate-Guttenberg was created in the partition of Palatinate-Veldenz in 1598 for Louis Philip and George John II, the two younger sons of George John I. Louis Philip died in 1601 leaving George John II as the sole ruler. In 1611 he inherited Palatinate-Lützelstein from his elder brother John Augustus, Count Palatine of Lützelstein, and George John renamed his state to Palatinate-Lützelstein-Guttenberg.

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Louis Philip1598–1601
George John II1598–1611

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