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George John II, Count Palatine of Lützelstein-Guttenberg


George John II (German: Georg Johann II.) (24 June 1586 – 29 September 1654) was the co-Duke of Veldenz from 1592 until 1598 and the Duke of Guttenberg from 1598 until 1611, and the Duke of Lützelstein-Guttenberg from 1611 until 1654.

George John II was born in 1586 as the youngest son of George John I, Count Palatine of Lützelstein. His father died in 1592, and George John and his brothers succeeded him under the regency of their mother Anna Maria of Sweden. In 1598 the brothers partitioned the territories; George John II received half of the Guttenberg territory. In 1601 he received the other half of Guttenberg when his brother Louis Philip died. In 1611 he inherited the County of Lützelstein following the death of his brother John Augustus. George John died in 1654.

George John married Susanne of Sulzbach (6 June 1591 – 21 February 1661), daughter of the Count Otto Henry, on 6 June 1613 and had the following children:


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