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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 a descendant of the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin. Under his rule, the town of Coburg prospered and many Renaissance buildings were erected that still remain today.