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John Casimir Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg (20 April 1589 Zweibrücken – 18 June 1652 Stegeborg Castle) was the son of John I Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and his wife Duchess Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and was the founder of a branch of Wittelsbach Counts Palatine often called the Swedish line because it gave rise to three subsequent kings of Sweden but more commonly known as the Kleeburg (or Cleebourg) line.In 1591 his father stipulated that as the youngest son John Casimir would receive as appanage the countship of Neukastell in the Palatinate.
