Christian III (Pfalz-Zweibrücken)
Christian III von Pfalz-Zweibrücken (born November 7, 1674 in Strasbourg ; † February 3, 1735 in Zweibrücken ) was Count Palatine of Birkenfeld , Bischweiler and Rappoltstein and from 1731, when his cousin Gustav Samuel Leopold died, the Kleeburg line ruling in Pfalz-Zweibrücken died out, also Duke of Pfalz-Zweibrücken.
Life
Christian was the eldest son of Count Palatine and Duke Christian II of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1637–1717) from his marriage to Katharina Agathe (1648–1683), daughter of Count Johann Jacob von Rappoltstein .
He began his career in the French military and took over the Alsatian Regiment in 1697 . In 1702 he was promoted to maréchal de camp and in 1704 to lieutenant general. Militarily he was able to distinguish himself in the battle of Oudenaarde . After the death of his father in 1717, he left the army.
In a settlement concluded on December 24, 1733 in Mannheim with Elector Karl Philipp von der Pfalz , Christian received the principality of Zweibrücken .
His grave is in the Alexander Church in Zweibrücken .
Through his son Friedrich Michael he became a progenitor of the Bavarian kings .
Marriage and offspring
Christian III married on September 21, 1719 at Lorentzen Castle Karoline (1704–1774), daughter of Count Ludwig Kraft von Nassau-Saarbrücken , with whom he had the following children:
- Karoline Henriette Christine (1721–1774), called "the great Landgrave"
- ⚭ 1741 Landgrave Ludwig IX. of Hessen-Darmstadt (1719–1790)
- Christian IV (1722–1775), Count Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken
- ⚭ 1751 ( morganatic ) Marianne Camasse, Countess von Forbach , (1734–1807)
- Friedrich Michael (1724–1767), Count Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Count of Rappoltstein
- ⚭ 1746 Princess Maria Franziska von Pfalz-Sulzbach (1724–1794) (first parents of the Bavarian royal line until 1918)
- Christiane Henriette (1725-1816)
- ⚭ 1741 Prince Karl zu Waldeck and Pyrmont (1704–1763)
literature
- Maximilian V. Sattler: Textbook of Bavarian History , Lindauer, 1868, p. 411.
- Johann Georg Lehmann : Complete history of the Duchy of Zweibrücken and its princes , Kaiser, 1867, p. 485 ff.
Web links
- Entry in GeneaNet
- Short biography as an introduction to a complete history of the Chur and Princely Houses
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Christian II |
Duke of Pfalz-Bischweiler, Duke of Pfalz-Birkenfeld, Count of Sponheim 1717–1735 |
Christian IV |
| Gustav Samuel Leopold |
Duke of Pfalz-Zweibrücken 1731–1735 |
Christian IV |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Christian III |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pfalz-Zweibrücken, Christian III. from (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count Palatine and Duke of Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1674 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Strasbourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 3, 1735 |
| Place of death | Zweibrücken |