Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

Christian III
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Portrait in the Musée historique de Strasbourg
Spouse	Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Issue
See issue link
House	House of Wittelsbach
Father	Christian II of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
Mother	Katharina Agathe, Countess of Rappoltstein
Born	7 November 1674 Strassburg
Died	3 February 1735 Zweibrücken
Burial	Alexander Church in Zweibrücken

Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (Strassburg, 7 November 1674 – Zweibrücken, 3 February 1735) was Duke of Zweibrücken from 1731–1735. He was the son of Christian II of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and Katharina Agathe, Countess of Rappoltstein. He was a member of the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, a branch of the House of Wittelsbach.

Life

He began his career in the French military in 1697 and took over the Alsatian regiment. In 1702 he became Field marshal and in 1704 he was promoted to Lieutenant General. Militarily, he could excel at the Battle of Oudenaarde. He left the army after the death of his father in 1717.

In a treaty with Elector Palatine Charles III Philip concluded on 24 December 1733 in Mannheim, Christian received Palatinate-Zweibrücken.

He died in 1735 and was buried in the Alexander Church in Zweibrücken.

Marriage and issue

In 1719, at Schloss Lorentzen, he married Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1704–1774) and had four children.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Death	Notes
Caroline Henriette Christine Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt		9 March 1721	30 March 1774	Married in 1741 Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, had issue
Christian IV Count Palatine of Zweibrücken		6 September 1722	5 November 1775	Married morganatically in 1751 Maria Johanna Camasse, had issue
Frederick Michael Count Palatine of Zweibrücken		27 February 1724	15 August 1767	Married in 1746 Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, had issue
Christiane Henriette Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont		16 November 1725	11 February 1816	Married in 1741 Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, had issue

Ancestry

External links

• freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken House of Wittelsbach Born: 7 November 1674 Died: 3 February 1735
Preceded by Christian II	Count to Sponheim 1717–1735	Succeeded by Christian IV
Preceded by Gustav	Duke of Zweibrücken 1731–1735	Succeeded by Christian IV

Persondata
Name	Christian 3 of Zweibruecken, Count Palatine
Alternative names	Christian III. von Pfalz-Zweibrücken (German)
Short description	Count Palatine of Zweibrücken from 1731 to 1735
Date of birth	7 November 1674
Place of birth	Strassburg
Date of death	3 February 1735
Place of death	Zweibrücken