This abbreviation is a sticky wicket. It shows up across the years within notes relating to Pfalzgraf Johann I von Zweibrucken, Johann Casimir von Simmern, Georg Hans Palatine-Veldenz, and Philip Ludwig Palatine-Neuburg, but it is extremely inconsistent in how it is written.
Some times it is clearly R.g., others P.g., others Pe.Ge, others, Fe.G., others Fe.Ge. It may simply be shorthand for Pfalzgraff, with a flourish on P and G to indicate that it is shorthand, but this is difficult to corroborate. It's definitely an area which needs more work, but I've also searched for infinite combos of pfalz, rhein, wild- und rhein- grafs for a Jakob and come up with nothing over the months.
That does sound like a mystery. I agree with your conclusion that it is most likely a misspelling of Johan. Especially since the family connection is already the connection there and not many other Fürsten that it could be. Especially since you could probably eliminate any Catholics from consideration.
I've done a decent amount of digging for Johan letters and things during that time frame, so far with no luck finding Brack included within. Fingers crossed for future!
Why do you think that R.g. means Rheingraf? Rheingraf is a unique title held by one family.
Another option is that the Pfalzgraf was not a Pfalzgraf von Rhein, but granted a personal title by the Kaiser.
This abbreviation is a sticky wicket. It shows up across the years within notes relating to Pfalzgraf Johann I von Zweibrucken, Johann Casimir von Simmern, Georg Hans Palatine-Veldenz, and Philip Ludwig Palatine-Neuburg, but it is extremely inconsistent in how it is written.
Some times it is clearly R.g., others P.g., others Pe.Ge, others, Fe.G., others Fe.Ge. It may simply be shorthand for Pfalzgraff, with a flourish on P and G to indicate that it is shorthand, but this is difficult to corroborate. It's definitely an area which needs more work, but I've also searched for infinite combos of pfalz, rhein, wild- und rhein- grafs for a Jakob and come up with nothing over the months.
That does sound like a mystery. I agree with your conclusion that it is most likely a misspelling of Johan. Especially since the family connection is already the connection there and not many other Fürsten that it could be. Especially since you could probably eliminate any Catholics from consideration.
I've done a decent amount of digging for Johan letters and things during that time frame, so far with no luck finding Brack included within. Fingers crossed for future!