Name Christian Count | Role Duke of Zweibrucken | |
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Born 6 September 1722Bischweiler ( 1722-09-06 ) Issue Christian von Zweibrucken, Count of ForbachWilhelm von Zweibrucken, Count of ForbachMaria Anna Caroline von ZweibruckenKarl Ludwig, Baron of ZweibruckenElisabeth von ZweibruckenJulius, Baron of Zweibrucken Father Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrucken Mother Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrucken Spouse Maria Johanna Camasse (m. 1751–1775) House House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld Children Christian of the Palatinate-Zweibrucken Parents Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrucken, Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrucken Grandchildren Charles Auguste de Deux-Ponts, Christian of the Palatinate-Zweibrucken | ||
Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (6 September 1722 in Bischweiler – 5 November 1775 in Herschweiler-Pettersheim) was Duke of Zweibrücken from 1735 to 1775.
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Early life and family
Christian IV was born in Bischweiler on 6 September 1722, the son of Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken.
Marriage and issue
In 1751 he married, morganatically, Maria Johanna Camasse (1734–1807, created Countess Forbach in 1757). They had six children, who were unable to succeed to their father's Duchy due to the morganatic nature of their parents' marriage at first, but in 1792 were allowed to carry the name Freiherr von Zweibrücken:
His grandson Christian Freiherr von Zweibrücken (1782–1859, son of Philipp Guillaume) was a Royal Bavarian General der Kavallerie and Generalkapitän of the Hartschiere.
