John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg

John Casimir
Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach
Reign15721596
SuccessorSplit into Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Eisenach
Duke of Saxe-Coburg
Reign15961633
SuccessorJohn Ernest of Saxe-Eisenach
Born12 June 1564
Gotha
Died16 July 1633(1633-07-16) (aged 69)
Coburg
Burial
Morizkirche, Coburg
SpouseAnna of Saxony
Margaret of Brunswick-Lüneburg
HouseHouse of Wettin
FatherJohn Frederick II, Duke of Saxony
MotherCountess Palatine Elisabeth of Simmern-Sponheim
ReligionLutheran

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.