Dorothea Katharina von Pfalz-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler

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Dorothea Katharina von Pfalz-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (born July 3, 1634 in Bischweiler ; † December 7, 1715 in Neunkirchen ) was a Countess Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler and by marriage Countess of Nassau-Ottweiler .

Life

Dorothea Katharina was a daughter of Count Palatine Christian I von Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (1598–1654) from his first marriage to Magdalena Katharina (1607–1648), daughter of Duke and Count Palatine Johann II von Zweibrücken .

She married in 1649 in Bischweiler Count Johann Ludwig von Nassau-Ottweiler (1625–1690), the founder of the Nassau-Ottweiler line.

After the death of her husband, Dorothea Katharina lived on her widow's residence at Neunkirchen Castle near Ottweiler and was involved in charitable work. She supported the construction and maintenance of a hospital in Ottweiler with considerable financial resources.

progeny

Dorothea Katharina had the following eight children from their marriage:

⚭ 1. 1680 Countess Christiane von Ahlefeldt (1659–1695)
⚭ 2. 1697 Countess Luise Sophie von Hanau-Lichtenberg (1662–1751)
  • Anna Katharina (1653–1731) ⚭ 1671 Wild and Rhine Count Johann Philipp zu Salm-Dhaun (1645–1693)
  • Walrad (1656–1705), governor of Nijmegen
  • Karl Siegfried (1659–1679)
  • Ludwig (1661–1699) ⚭ 1694 Countess Amalie Luise von Hornes (1665–1728)
  • Luise (1662–1741)
  • Moritz (1664–1666)

literature

  • Friederich Köllner : History of the former Nassau-Sarbrück'schen Land and its regents , Ss. 337, 340 f.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annual Report [afterw.] Trier Annual Reports , 1858, p 58 Digitalisat
personal data
SURNAME Dorothea Katharina von Pfalz-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dorothea Katharina von Pfalz-Bischweiler
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Countess of Nassau-Ottweiler
DATE OF BIRTH July 3, 1634
PLACE OF BIRTH Bischwiller
DATE OF DEATH December 7, 1715
Place of death Neunkirchen (Saar)