Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler

Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
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IntroCount Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
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Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Birth3 November 1598, Birkenfeld
Death6 September 1654Neuenstein (aged 55 years)
Family
Mother:Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Father:Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
Spouse:Countess Palatine Magdalene Catherine of Zweibrücken
Children:Christian II Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Countess Palatine Anna Magdalena of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler John Charles Count Palatine of Gelnhausen Countess Palatine Dorothea Catherine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
The details

Biography

Christian I (3 November 1598 – 6 September 1654) was the Duke of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler from 1600 until 1654.

Life

Christian was born in Birkenfeld in 1598 as the youngest son of Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. His father's lands were partitioned after his death and Christian received the territory around Bischwiller (German: Bischweiler) in Alsace. Christian died in Neuenstein in 1654 and was buried in Bischwiller.

Marriage

Christian married Magdalena Catherine of Palatinate-Zweibrücken (26 April 1607 – 20 January 1648), daughter of Duke John II, on 14 November 1630 and had the following children:

  1. unnamed son (13 September 1631)
  2. Gustavus Adolph (2 July 1632 – 4 August 1632)
  3. John Christian (16 June 1633 – 19 August 1633)
  4. Dorothea Catherine (3 July 1634 – 7 December 1715)
  5. Louise Sophie (16 August 1635 – 25 September 1691)
  6. Christian (1637 – 26 April 1717)
  7. John Charles (17 October 1638 – 21 February 1704)
  8. Anne Magdalena (14 February 1640 – 12 December 1693)
  9. Claire Sybille (20 February 1643 – 27 March 1644)

Christian married Maria Joanna of Helffenstein (8 September 1612 – 20 August 1665), daughter of Count Rudolph V, on 28 October 1648 and had the following son:

  1. unnamed son (1648)

Ancestors

Ancestors of Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Margarete of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. William I, Landgrave of Lower Hesse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Elisabeth of Hesse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Anna of Brunswick
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. William II, Landgrave of Hesse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Anna of Hesse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. George, Duke of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Christine of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Barbara Jagiellon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Henry I of Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Margarete of Saxony (1469-1528)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Sophia of Brandenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Ursula of Brandenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Frederick I of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Christian III of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Anna of Brandenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Dorothea of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Charles I
Duke of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
1600 – 1654
Succeeded by
Christian II
in Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
Succeeded by
John Charles
in Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen

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