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Spouse(s) Ernestine Louise of Waldeck-Pyrmont Mother Esther Maria of Witzleben-Elgersburg Born 28 May 1697Gelnhausen ( 1697-05-28 ) Parents John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen Grandparents Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler Great-grandparents Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrucken-Birkenfeld People also search for John, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen | ||
Frederick Bernard, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen (28 May 1697 in Gelnhausen – 5 August 1739, ibid.) was Count Palatine and Duke of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen.
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Life
Frederick Bernard was the eldest son of the Duke and Count Palatine John Charles of Gelnhausen (1638-1704) from his second marriage, Esther Maria (1665-1725), the daughter of Baron George Frederick of Witzleben-Elgersburg.
In 1704, he succeeded his father 1704 as Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen. He served in the French army as a colonel of the Royal Alsatian regiment. He was a knight of the Order of Saint Hubert. A treaty of 1736 with Caroline, the regent of Zweibrucken, granted Frederick Bernard an annual allowance of 12000guilders.
Frederick Bernard died in 1739 without a male heir. Gelnhause was inherited by his younger brother John.
Marriage and issue
Frederick Bernard married on 30 May 1737 in Arolsen to Ernestine Louise (1705-1782), the daughter of prince Frederick Anton Ulrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Her mother was Frederick Bernard's cousin Louise of Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler. Frederick Bernard and Ernestine Louise had two daughters: