Christian I (3 November 1598 – 6 September 1654) was the
Duke of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler from 1600 until 1654.
Life
Christian was born in
Birkenfeld
Birkenfeld () is a town and the district seat of the Birkenfeld district in southwest Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is also the seat of the like-named ''Verbandsgemeinde''. The town itself has approximately 7,000 inhabitants.
Geography
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in 1598 as the youngest son of
Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
Charles I of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (4 September 1560 – 16 December 1600), Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke in Bavaria, Count to Veldenz and Sponheim was the Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from 1569 until 1600.
Life
Charles was born in Neu ...
. His father's lands were partitioned after his death and Christian received the territory around
Bischwiller
Bischwiller (; ; gsw-FR, Bíschwiller) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France, just west of the river Moder.
Geography
The city is southeast of Haguenau, west-northwest from the German border and the ...
(German: Bischweiler) in
Alsace. Christian died in
Neuenstein in 1654 and was buried in Bischwiller.
First 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:
# ''unnamed son'' (13 September 1631)
# Gustavus Adolph (2 July 1632 – 4 August 1632)
# John Christian (16 June 1633 – 19 August 1633)
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Dorothea Catherine (3 July 1634 – 7 December 1715)
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Louise Sophie (16 August 1635 – 25 September 1691)
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Christian
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
(1637 – 26 April 1717)
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John Charles (17 October 1638 – 21 February 1704)
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Anne Magdalena (14 February 1640 – 12 December 1693)
# Claire Sybille (20 February 1643 – 27 March 1644)
Second marriage
After the death of his first wife, Christian married for the second time to Countess Maria Johanna of
Helfenstein (1607–1648) (8 September 1612 – 20 August 1665), daughter of Count Rudolph III of Helfenstein (1585-1627) and Countess Eleonora zu
Fürstenberg Fürstenberg (also Fuerstenberg and Furstenberg) may refer to:
Historical states
* Fürstenberg-Baar, county (1441–1559)
* Fürstenberg-Blumberg, county (1559–1614)
* Fürstenberg-Donaueschingen, county (1617–1698)
* Fürstenberg-Fürsten ...
(1578-1651), widow of
Maximilian Adam, Landgrave of Leuchtenberg , on 28 October 1648 and had the following son:
# ''unnamed son'' (1648)
Ancestors
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Christian 1 of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler, Count Palatine
1598 births
1654 deaths
House of Wittelsbach
Counts Palatine of Zweibrücken