the occupation of Coburg and the unsuccessful siege of the Veste in 1632. During his reign, the witch trials and burnings were at their height. He allowed 178 witch trials to proceed. In 1593 Duke John Casimir divorced his first wife for adultery and he then held her captive until her death at the Veste. In 1599, he married Margaret, the daughter of William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. John died in Coburg on 16 July 1633. Because he was childless, his inheritance fell to his brother John Ernst of Saxe-Eisenach. He is buried in Morizkirche at Coburg. His coffin is in the crypt below the church. Ancestry References Literature (de) Thomas Nicklas: Das Haus Sachsen-Coburg – Europas späte Dynastie (The House of Saxe-Coburg – Europe’s Last Dynasty). Stuttgart, Kohlhammer Verlag, 2003, . (de) Gerhard Heyl: Johann Casimir In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB), Band 10 (New German Biography [NDB], Volume 10). Berlin, Duncker & Humblot, 1974, p. 531 ff. (de) August Beck: Johann Casimir (Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg). In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB), Band 14 (General German Biography [ADB], Volume 14). Leipzig, Duncker & Humblot, 1881, pp. 369–372. (de) Herzog Johann Casimir von Sachsen-Coburg 1564 - 1633; Ausstellung zur 400. Wiederkehr seines Geburtstages (Duke John Casimir of Saxe-Coburg 1564 - 1633; Exhibition of the 400th Anniversary of His Birth); October–November 1964 (exhibition catalog), edited by the Art Collections of the Veste Coburg. Hans-Joachim Böttcher: WENIG UND BÖS WAR DIE ZEIT MEINES LEBENS - Anna von Sachsen (1567-1613), Dresden 2016, . External links Herzog Johann Casimir von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha 1564 births 1633 deaths People from Gotha (town) House of Wettin Dukes of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach Dukes of Saxe-Eisenach Dukes of Saxe-Coburg