Johann Reinhard II of Hanau-Lichtenberg
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Count Johann Reinhard II, engraving by Peter Aubrey, Strasbourg
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| Born | 23 January [O.S. 13 January] 1628 Bouxwiller |
| Died | 25 April 1666 (aged 38) Bischofsheim am Hohen Steg |
| Buried | Lichtenberg Castle |
| Noble family | Hanau |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Magdalena, Countess Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler |
| Father | Philipp Wolfgang, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg |
| Mother | Johanna of Oettingen-Oettingen |
Count Johann Reinhard II of Hanau-Lichtenberg (2 February [O.S. 23 January] 1628 in Bouxwiller – 25 April 1666 in Bischofsheim am Hohen Steg) was a younger son of Count Philipp Wolfgang of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1595–1641) and Countess Johanna of Oettingen-Oettingen (d. 1639).
Although he was a younger son and never a reigning count, he is usually referred to as Johann Reinhard (II) in the relevant literature. He was the grandson of reigning Johann Reinhard I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1559–1626) and the father of reigning Johann Reinhard III, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1665–1736), but he never reigned himself. To indicate that he was not ruling Count, the ordinal number is sometimes placed in parenthesis after his name.
He was sent, together with his brother Johann Philipp, on a Grand Tour to Germany, the Netherlands, England, France and Switzerland. He then visited the Reichstag in Nuremberg in 1650, which was devoted to the problems of enforcing the Peace of Westphalia.
His father's testament awarded him the District of Lichtenau in Hesse and Bischofsheim am Hohen Steg as a residence. In 1653, he participated in the Reichstag in Regensburg.
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