Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Called Ludwig II of Palatinate -Zweibrücken the Younger ( born September 14, 1502 in Zweibrücken, † December 3, 1532 in Zweibrücken) was from 1514, Count Palatine and Duke of Palatinate -Zweibrücken and Count of Veldenz.
Life
Ludwig was the eldest son of the Count Palatine and Duke Alexander von Zweibrücken (1462-1514) from his marriage to Margaret (1480-1522), daughter of Count VI force. von Hohenlohe in New stone. Since he was still a minor when his father died, Ludwig stood until 1519 under guardianship of his mother and Assistant Directors. As the city Annweiler had his mother refused the homage, he besieged the city in 1519, which was passed after negotiations on 6 February 1519 Ludwig. In 1522 he fought in the imperial army in the Netherlands.
Ludwig's government falls in the period of the Reformation. In his youth he was influenced by John Bader. At the Diet of Worms in 1521 he witnessed Martin Luther, as his followers Ludwig II was. However, his support for the forces of the Reformation was swaying, at least he got in 1523 Johann Schwebel as chaplain to Zweibrücken, whose work had significant influence that the Duchy remained largely spared from the effects of the German Peasants' War. On the other hand, sat Ludwig II is not against the monasteries Hornbach and Wörschweiler by. 1529 allowed the Swiss theologian travel to the Marburg Colloquy, by they could largely avoided by his duchy the bishoprics of Speyer, Mainz and Worms.
Ludwig died at 30 years old, of consumption. His grave is located in the Alexander Church in Zweibrücken. Because of the immaturity of the Prince Wolfgang initially took over his younger brother Rupert of the Palatinate- Veldenz the regency.
Marriage and issue
Ludwig II married September 10, 1525 in Kassel Elisabeth ( 1503-1553 ), daughter of the Landgrave William of Hesse. The wedding had to be postponed because of the first outbreak of the Peasants' War. By Elizabeth Ludwig II had the following children:
- Wolfgang (1526-1569), Count Palatine and Duke of Palatinate -Zweibrücken
- Christine (1528-1534)