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Mother Dorothea of Brunswick-Luneburg Born 3 November 1598Birkenfeld ( 1598-11-03 ) Spouse Maria Joanna of Helffenstein (m. 1648) Children Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrucken-Birkenfeld Parents Dorothea of Brunswick-Luneburg, Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrucken-Birkenfeld Grandchildren Philipp Reinhard, Count of Hanau-Munzenberg Grandparents Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrucken | ||
Christian I (3 November 1598 – 6 September 1654) was the Duke of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler from 1600 until 1654.
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Life
Christian was born in Birkenfeld in 1598 as the youngest son of Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. His father's lands were partitioned after his death and Christian received the territory around Bischwiller (German: Bischweiler) in Alsace. Christian died in Neuenstein in 1654 and was buried in Bischwiller.
Marriage
Christian married Magdalena Catherine of Palatinate-Zweibrücken (26 April 1607 – 20 January 1648), daughter of Duke John II, on 14 November 1630 and had the following children:
- unnamed son (13 September 1631)
- Gustavus Adolph (2 July 1632 – 4 August 1632)
- John Christian (16 June 1633 – 19 August 1633)
- Dorothea Catherine (3 July 1634 – 7 December 1715)
- Louise Sophie (16 August 1635 – 25 September 1691)
- Christian (1637 – 26 April 1717)
- John Charles (17 October 1638 – 21 February 1704)
- Anne Magdalena (14 February 1640 – 12 December 1693)
- Claire Sybille (20 February 1643 – 27 March 1644)
Christian married Maria Joanna of Helffenstein (8 September 1612 – 20 August 1665), daughter of Count Rudolph V, on 28 October 1648 and had the following son:
- unnamed son (1648)