Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

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.

Christian IV
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfield
Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Born	(1722-09-06)6 September 1722 Bischweiler
Died	5 November 1775(1775-11-05) (aged 53) Herschweiler-Pettersheim
Spouse	Maria Johanna Camasse
Issue	Christian von Zweibrücken, Count of Forbach Wilhelm von Zweibrücken, Count of Forbach Maria Anna Caroline von Zweibrücken Karl Ludwig, Baron of Zweibrücken Elisabeth von Zweibrücken Julius, Baron of Zweibrücken
House	Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
Father	Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Mother	Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken

Early life and family

Christian IV was born in Bischweiler on 6 September 1722, the son of Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and his wife, Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken.

Art & Culture

He constructed Schloss Jägersburg, one of the first examples of a neoclassical palace in Germany.

Marriage and issue

In 1751 he married, morganatically, Maria Johanna Camasse (1734–1807, created Countess of 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:^[1]

• Christian, Count of Forbach, Marquis of Deux-Ponts (1752–1817), Royal Bavarian General der Infanterie
• Philippe Guillaume (later renamed to Wilhelm), Count of Forbach, Viscount of Deux-Ponts (1754–1807)
• Maria Anna Caroline von Zweibrücken (1756–1806)
• Karl Ludwig, Baron of Zweybrücken (1759–63)
• Elisabeth Auguste Friederike von Zweibrücken (1766–1836)
• Julius August Maximilian, Baron of Zweybrücken (1771–73)^[2]

His grandson Christian Freiherr von Zweibrücken (1782–1859, son of Philipp Guillaume) was a Royal Bavarian General der Kavallerie and Generalkapitän of the Hartschiere.^[1]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken[3]

16. Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 8. Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler 17. Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg 4. Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 18. John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 9. Countess Palatine Magdalene Catherine of Zweibrücken 19. Catherine de Rohan 2. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 20. Eberhard, Count of Rappoltstein 10. Johann Jakob, Count of Rappoltstein 21. Wild- and Rhinegravine Anna of Salm-Kyrburg 5. Countess Katharina Agathe of Rappoltstein 22. Johann Kasimir, Count of Salm-Kyrburg 11. Wild- and Rhinegravine Anna Claudia of Salm-Kyrburg 23. Countess Dorothea of Solms-Laubach 1. Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 24. William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken 12. Gustav Adolph, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken 25. Anna Amalia of Baden-Durlach 6. Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken 26. Crato V, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein 13. Countess Eleonore Claire of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein 27. Countess Palatine Sophie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 3. Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken 28. Philip Ernest, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 14. Henry Frederick, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 29. Countess Anna Maria of Solms-Sonnenwalde and Pouch 7. Princess Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 30. Wolfgang George I, Count of Castell-Remlingen 15. Countess Juliana Dorothea of Castell-Remlingen 31. Countess Sophie Juliana of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Pfedelbach

See also

• Hôtel des Deux-Ponts