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

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Life

Christian Karl Reinhard was the son of John, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (17 March 1662 - 3 November 1698), and his wife, Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg (18 December 1660 - 21 August 1715). After the early death of the father's Christian guardian, Count Council and Commissioner

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to Schloss Broich.

Marriage and children

Christian Karl Reinhard married on 27 November 1726 in Mettenheim, 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 (16 March 1729, Heidenheim – 11 March 1818, Neustrelitz); married on 16 March 1748

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(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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(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