Christian of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken (1782–1859)

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Christian Marianne Wilhelm August Franz Freiherr

Christian Freiherr von Zweibrücken (aka Christian Graf von Forbach, 1752–1817), who was a Bavarian General der Infanterie.[4]

Christian von Zweibrücken, grandson of

better source needed] He had three siblings.[6] When he was born, he had the last name of his grandmother Maria Johanna Camasse Gräfin von Forbach like his father, uncles and aunts. They were allowed to wear the name Freiherr von Zweibrücken in 1792.[3]

He was married two times. At first he was married to Christiane Freiin von Guttenberg-Steinenhausen (1798–1817) on 24 July 1798, and after her death to Karoline Friederike Walpurga Marie von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen (1798–1878) on 4 August 1818.[6] He had a baby with his first wife, named Karoline Therese, who was born in February 1817 and died in October 1818.[7] Christian von Zweibrücken died in Munich.[5]

References and notes

  1. ^ Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as Baron). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
  2. ^ also findable under Zweybrücken
  3. ^ a b Zweibrücken (German), Pierer's Universal-Lexikon.
  4. ^ a b Marek, Miroslav. "von Rechberg". Genealogy.EU.[self-published source]
  5. ^ a b Christian, Graf von Forbach, Geneanet
  6. ^ Baroness Karoline of Zweibrücken, RootsWeb.