John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen
John Charles, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld at Gelnhausen | |
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Magdalene Catherine, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken |
John Charles, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld at Gelnhausen (17 October 1638 – 21 February 1704), was a German prince and ancestor of the cadet branch of the royal family of Bavaria known, from the early 19th century, as Dukes in Bavaria. He took Gelnhausen as the name of his branch of the family after acquiring that estate in 1669.
Early life
John Charles was the younger of two sons of
Education and career
Together with his older brother
He participated as a cavalry commander in the army of a
Founder of Gelnhausen branch
In 1669 John Charles bought the Fürstenhof ("Princely court") of
First marriage
John Charles married his first wife, Princess Sophie Amalie of
Second marriage
Although Sophie Amalie died 30 November 1695 without having borne him a male heir, John Charles wrote Christian on 25 July 1696 declaring that if, feeling unable to continue living alone and heeding his heart's desire, he were to remarry it would only be a marriage of affection, since he was in no position to maintain a lady of rank.[1] Three days later, he wed his late wife's lady-in-waiting, Esther Maria von
Dynasts
John Charles died in 1704 and his widow filed a lawsuit against his brother in the
Berg was summarily re-allocated to Napoleon's brother-in-law,
Issue[1]
John Charles and Sophie Amalie of Zweibrücken had one daughter:
- Juliane Magdalene (1686–1720)
- married in 1704 Duke Joachim Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (1668-1722)
John Charles and Esther Maria von Witzleben had five children:
- Frederick Bernard (1697–1739)
- married in 1737 Princess Ernestine Louise of Waldeck(1705-1782)
- Johan (1698–1780)
- married Salm-Dhaun(1719-1770)
- Wilhelm (1701–1760), field marshal in the Hungarian army and later general of the cavalry in the Dutch army
- Charlotte Catherine (1699–1785)
- married in 1745 Prince Frederick William, Prince of Solms-Braunfels (1696-1761)
- Sophie Marie (1702–1761)
- married in 1722 Count Heinrich XXV Reuss von Schleiz zu Köstritz (1681-1748)
Ancestry[1]
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Titulature
As a member of the
Bibliography
- Nathanael von Schlichtegroll: Genealogische lebens-skizzen der vorfahren des bayerischen königs-hauses bis auf Otto den Grossen von Wittelsbach, J. Rösl, 1842, p. 57
- Johann Samuel Ersch: Allgemeine Encyklopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste: in alphabetischer Folge, Section 2: H - N, vol. 21, Johann (Infant von Castilien) - Johann-Boniten, part 2, vol. 21, Gleditsch, 1842, p. 189
- Maximilian V. Sattler: Lehrbuch der bayerischen Geschichte, Lindauer, 1868, p. 412 Online
References and notes
- ^ ISBN 2-901138-04-7.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Unequal and Morganatic Marriages in German Law". Heraldica. Velde, François. 2007. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- ^ a b "Succession Laws of the Wittelsbach (Palatinate, Bavaria)". Heraldica. Velde, François. 2008. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- ^ Michael Masson: Das Königshaus Bayern, self-published, 1854, p. 168