Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach

Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach
Electress of Bavaria Electress Palatine
A French drawing of Charlotte
Spouse	Charles IV Theodore
Father	Joseph Charles of Sulzbach
Mother	Elisabeth Auguste of Neuburg
Born	17 January 1721 Mannheim Palace, Germany
Died	17 August 1794(1794-08-17) (aged 73) Weinheim, Germany

Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach (Elisabeth Auguste; 17 January 1721 – 17 August 1794) was the eldest granddaughter of the Elector Palatine Charles III Philip, and by her marriage to Elector Palatine Charles IV Theodore, Electress Palatine and later Electress of Bavaria.

Biography

Elisabeth Auguste's parents were Joseph Charles of Sulzbach (1694–1729) and Elisabeth Auguste of Neuburg (1693–1728), the latter the daughter of Elector Charles III Philip. On 17 January 1742, she married her cousin Charles Theodore of Sulzbach, who became Elector Palatine in 1742 and Elector of Bavaria in 1777.

The marriage was not a lucky one. Elisabeth Auguste bore only one child, a son (christened Francis Louis Joseph) on June 28, 1762, twenty years after their marriage; but the long-awaited son and heir to the Palatinate died just one day after his birth. The couple thereafter largely lived apart, each one taking lovers of their own; divorce was never contemplated.

Elisabeth Auguste moved to her own residence of Schloss von Oggersheim, where she lived for many years. At the end of 1793, in the face of advancing French troops, Elisabeth Auguste fled to Weinheim, where she died in 1794. Her husband subsequently married Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este.

Issue

• Count Palatine Franz Ludwig Joseph of Sulzbach (28 June 1762 – 29 June 1762) died in infancy.

Ancestry

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 17 January 1721 – 17 January 1742 Her Serene Highness Countess Palatine Elisabeth Augusta of Sulzbach
• 17 January 1742 – 31 December 1742 Her Serene Highness the Electoral Princess of the Palatinate
• 31 December 1742 – 30 December 1777 Her Serene Highness the Electress Palatine
• 30 December 1777 – 17 August 1794 Her Serene Highness the Electress of Bavaria

Bibliography

• Lebenslust und Frömmigkeit, Kurfürst Carl Theodor zwischen Barock und Aufklärung, Handbuch ISBN 3-7917-1679-4 und Ausstellungskatalog ISBN 3-7917-1679-4
• Karl Kreuter, Kurfüstin Elisabeth Auguste von Pfalz-Bayern 1727 - 1794, Oggersheim 1919

Preceded by Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici	Electress Palatine 1742–1777	Succeeded by Title merged with Bavaria
Preceded by Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony	Electress of Bavaria 1777–1794	Succeeded by Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este

Persondata
Name	Sulzbach, Elisabeth Auguste Of
Alternative names	Countess Palatine
Short description
Date of birth	17 January 1721
Place of birth	Mannheim Palace, Germany
Date of death	17 August 1794
Place of death	Weinheim, Germany