Johann (Pfalz-Gelnhausen)
Johann von Pfalz-Birkenfeld (born May 24, 1698 in Gelnhausen , † February 10, 1780 in Mannheim ) was Count Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld zu Gelnhausen .
Life
Johann was the younger son of Duke and Count Palatine Johann Karl von Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen (1638–1704) from his second marriage to Marie Esther (1665–1725), daughter of Baron Georg Friedrich von Witzleben zu Elgersburg.
He was General Feldzeugmeister and commander of all troops in the Electoral Palatinate , a knight of the Order of the Palatinate Lion and the Order of St. Hubert . Johann was also governor of the Palatinate Duchy of Jülich and commander of the Jülich Fortress and lived mainly in Mannheim. After the death of his brother Friedrich Bernhard in 1739, he followed him in the Birkenfeld deputate in Gelnhausen.
Marriage and offspring
Johann married Sophie Charlotte von Salm-Dhaun (1719–1770), daughter of the Wild and Rhine Count Karl von Salm-Dhaun, in Dhaun in 1743 , and had the following children with her:
- Johann Karl Ludwig (born September 13/18, 1745 † March 31, 1789), imperial major general
- Luise (* August 17, 1748 - January 31, 1829) ⚭ Count Heinrich XXX. von Reuss-Gera (1727–1802)
- Johanna Sophie (1751–1752)
- Wilhelm (1752–1837), Duke in Bavaria ⚭ 1780 Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1753–1824)
- Friederike (* / † 1753)
- Sophia (1757-1760)
- Christian (1760–1761)
- Johann (1764–1765)
literature
- Johann Samuelersch : General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts: in alphabetical order. Section 2, H-N; Theil 21, Johann (Infant von Castilien) - Johann-Boniten , part 2, volume 21, p. 189
- Maximilian V. Sattler: Textbook of Bavarian History , Lindauer, 1868, p. 412
Web links
- Count Palatine Johann von Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen at geneall.net
Individual evidence
- ^ Felix Joseph Lipowsky: Elector Karl Theodor . Sulzbach 1828, page 110; Scan from the source for the award of the Order of the Palatinate Lion
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Johann von Pfalz-Birkenfeld |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld zu Gelnhausen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1698 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gelnhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1780 |
| Place of death | Mannheim |