John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by ZéroBot (talk | contribs) at 13:56, 20 August 2012 (r2.7.1) (Robot: Adding fr:Jean Christian de Palatinat-Soulzbach). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
Born(1700-01-23)23 January 1700
Sulzbach
Died20 July 1733(1733-07-20) (aged 33)
Sulzbach
Noble familyHouse of Wittelsbach
Spouse(s)Marie Anne Henriëtte Leopoldine de La Tour d'Auvergne
FatherTheodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
MotherEleonore Maria Amalia of Hesse-Rotenburg

John Christian (* January 23, 1700 in Sulzbach; † July 20, 1733 in Sulzbach) (German: Johann Christian Joseph) was the Count Palatine of Sulzbach from 1732 until 1733.

He was the second and youngest surviving son of duke Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1659–1732) with his consort Eleonore Maria Amalia of Hesse-Rotenburg (1675–1720). His elder brother was Joseph Charles, Count Palatine of Sulzbach.

Life

After the death of his elder brother Joseph Charles, John Christian Joseph became the eventual designated heir of the Electoral Palatine. In 1732 he succeeded his father as Count Palatine of Sulzbach, but died in Sulzbach in 1733 before inheriting the Palatinate.

Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine, a member of the Palatine Neuburg line of Wittelsbach failed to produce a legitimate male heir, and his brothers also. By 1716 it was evident that the Neuburg line would become extinct and that the Sulzbach branch would succeed them.

John Christian was married with Marie Anne Henriëtte Leopoldine de La Tour d'Auvergne, marquise of Bergen op Zoom and a grandniece of Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne. Their son Charles Theodore succeeded John Christian in 1733, became Elector Palatine in 1742 and also Elector of Bavaria in 1777.

In 1731 he remarried his cousin Eleonore Philippina Christina Sophia of Hesse-Rotenburg but the marriage remained childless.

Marriage

John Christian Joseph married Maria Anne Henriette de la Tour (24 October 1708 - 28 July 1728), daughter of Francois Egon de la Tour d'Auvergne, Prince of Auvergne, and had the following children:

  1. Charles Theodore (11 December 1724 - 16 February 1799)
  2. Maria Anne (30 May 1728 - 25 June 1728)

Ancestry

Family of John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
Born: 23 January 1700 Died: 20 July 1733
German royalty
Preceded by Count Palatine of Sulzbach
1732–1733
Succeeded by

Template:Persondata