Count Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (17 July 1695,

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– 17 November 1766,

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) was a German nobleman.

Life

Christian Karl Reinhard was the son of

John, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg Johann Karl August, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (; 19 March 1662 in Schloss Broich, Mülheim an der Ruhr – 13 November 1698 in Schloss Broich) was a German nobleman. By descent, he was Count of Leiningen and Dagsburg, by heritage, h ...

(17 March 1662 - 3 November 1698), and his wife,

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(18 December 1660 - 21 August 1715). After the early death of the father's Christian guardian, Count Council and Commissioner John Arnold Kielmann, he was invested in June 1701, by Elector Palatine Johann Wilhelm with the Lordship of Broich. His family soon left because of the threat of the

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to Schloss Broich.

Marriage and children

Christian Karl Reinhard married on 27 November 1726 in

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, to Countess Katharina Polyxena of Solms-Rödelheim (January 30, 1702 - March 29, 1765), and had the following children: * Johann Karl Ludwig of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (6 October 1727, Heidenheim – 20 March 1734) *

Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (16 March 1729 – 11 March 1818); also known as ''Princess George'', was heiress to the barony of Broich and by marriage Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was the grandmother and ...

(16 March 1729, Heidenheim – 11 March 1818, Neustrelitz); married on 16 March 1748

Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt (11 July 1722 – 21 June 1782) was a Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt. He was born in Darmstadt. He was the second son of Landgrave Louis VIII and Charlotte Christine Magdalene Johanna of Hanau-Lichtenbe ...

(11 July 1722 – 21 June 1782) * Countess Polyxene Wilhelmine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (8 August 1730, Castle Heidenheim – 21 March 1800); married on 27 March 1752, Count Ludwig Emich of Leiningen (22 December 1709 – 23 September 1766) * Countess Sophie Charlotte Franziska of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (28 October 1731, Castle Heidenheim – 20 January 1781) * Countess Alexandrine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (25 November 1732,

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– 4 October 1809); married on 25 October 1770 in Frankfurt am Main,

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(18 March 1722 – 28 June 1800) * Countess Caroline Felizitas of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (22 May 1734, Heidenheim – 8 May 1810, Frankfurt am Main); married 16 April 1760, Charles William, Prince of Nassau-Usingen (9 November 1735 – 17 May 1803) and had issue.

Ancestry

References

External links

* "Christian Karl Reinhard (Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg)", ''German Wikipedia'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim Counts of Germany 1695 births 1766 deaths Lords of Broich Leiningen family