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Christian IV
Christian IV
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfield
	Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Born	6 September 1722; Bischweiler
Died	5 November 1775 (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

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.

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. Duchess 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. Margravine 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

References

^ ^a ^b Zweibrücken (German), Pierer's Universal-Lexikon.
^ Christian IV., Pfalzgraf und Herzog von der Pfalz, Geneanet.
^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 93.

Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Cadet branch of the House of Wittelsbach Born: 6 September 1722 Died: 5 November 1775
Preceded by Christian III	Duke of Zweibrücken 1735–1775	Succeeded by Charles II August

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[Pierer's-1] Zweibrücken (German), Pierer's Universal-Lexikon.

[2] Christian IV., Pfalzgraf und Herzog von der Pfalz, Geneanet.

[3] Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 93.

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