Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

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Christian III
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Portrait in the Musée historique de Strasbourg
Spouse Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Issue
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House House of Wittelsbach
Father Christian II of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
Mother Katharina Agathe, Countess of Rappoltstein
Born 7 November 1674
Strassburg
Died 3 February 1735
Zweibrücken
Burial Alexander Church in Zweibrücken

Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (Strassburg, 7 November 1674 – Zweibrücken, 3 February 1735) was Duke of Zweibrücken from 1731–1735. He was the son of Christian II of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and Katharina Agathe, Countess of Rappoltstein. He was a member of the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, a branch of the House of Wittelsbach.

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[edit] Life

He began his career in the French military in 1697 and took over the Alsatian regiment. In 1702 he became Field marshal and in 1704 he was promoted to Lieutenant General. Militarily, he could excel at the Battle of Oudenaarde. He left the army after the death of his father in 1717.

In a treaty with Elector Palatine Charles III Philip concluded on 24 December 1733 in Mannheim, Christian received Palatinate-Zweibrücken.

He died in 1735 and was buried in the Alexander Church in Zweibrücken.

[edit] Marriage and issue

In 1719, at Schloss Lorentzen, he married Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1704–1774) and had four children.

Name Portrait Birth Death Notes
Caroline Henriette Christine
Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt
Caroline-Henriette of Hesse Darmstadt-f4578561.jpg 9 March 1721 30 March 1774 Married in 1741 Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, had issue
Christian IV
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Christian-iv pfalz-zweibrucken.jpg 6 September 1722 5 November 1775 Married morganatically in 1751 Maria Johanna Camasse, had issue
Frederick Michael
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Louis Tocqué - Friedrich Michael von Zweibrücken.jpg 27 February 1724 15 August 1767 Married in 1746 Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, had issue
Christiane Henriette
Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
ChristianePfalzZweiWaldeck.jpg 16 November 1725 11 February 1816 Married in 1741 Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, had issue

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Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Born: 7 November 1674 Died: 3 February 1735
Preceded by
Christian II
Count to Sponheim
1717–1735
Succeeded by
Christian IV
Preceded by
Gustav
Duke of Zweibrücken
1731–1735
Succeeded by
Christian IV
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