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[[File:Johann August zu Veldenz-Lützelstein.jpg|thumb|Johann August, Count Palatine of Lützelstein.]]
'''John Augustus''' (German: Johann August) (26 November 1575 – 18 September 1611) was the [[County of Veldenz#Palantine Veldenz Line|co-Duke of Veldenz]] from 1592 until 1598 and the [[Palatinate-Lützelstein|Duke of Lützelstein]] from 1598 until 1611.
==Life==
John Augustus was born in 1575 as the second surviving son of [[George John I, Count Palatine of Veldenz|George John I, Count Palatine of Lützelstein]]. His father died in 1592, and John Augustus and his brothers succeeded him under the regency of their mother [[Anna Maria of Sweden|Anna of Sweden]]. In 1598 the brothers partitioned the territories; John Augustus received [[Palatinate-Lützelstein]]. John Augustus died in [[Castle Lemberg]] in 1611 and was buried in Lützelstein. He was succeeded by his younger brother [[George John II, Count Palatine of Lützelstein-Guttenberg|George John]].
==Marriage==
John Augustus married [[Anne Elizabeth of the Palatinate (1549 - 1609)|Anne Elizabeth]] of the [[Electorate of the Palatinate]] (23 June 1549 – 20 September 1609), daughter of the Elector [[Frederick III, Elector Palatine|Frederick III]], in 1599. The marriage remained childless.
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{{s-ttl|title=[[Palatinate-Lützelstein|Duke of Lützelstein]]|years=1598 – 1611}}
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[[Category:House of Wittelsbach]]
[[Category:1575 births]]
[[Category:1611 deaths]]