John Christian (23 January 1700 – 20 July 1733; ''in German: Johann Christian Joseph'') was the Count Palatine of Sulzbach from 1732–33. He was the second and youngest surviving son of duke

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(1659–1732) with his consort Eleonore Maria Amalia of Hesse-Rotenburg (1675–1720). His elder brother was

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Life

After the death of his elder brother Joseph Charles, John Christian Joseph became the eventual designated heir of the

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. In 1732, he succeeded his father as Count Palatine of Sulzbach but died in Sulzbach in 1733 before inheriting the Palatinate. Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine, a member of the Palatine Neuburg line of

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failed to produce a legitimate male heir, and his brothers also. By 1716, it was evident that the Neuburg line would become extinct and that the Sulzbach branch would succeed them.

Marriage

He married twice: * Marie Anne Henriëtte Leopoldine de La Tour d'Auvergne (24 October 1708 – 28 July 1728), daughter of Francois Egon de la Tour d'Auvergne, Prince of Auvergne, and had the following children: # Charles Theodore (11 December 1724 – 16 February 1799); became Elector Palatine in 1742, and Elector of Bavaria in 1777 # Maria Anne (30 May 1728 – 25 June 1728) * Eleonore Philippina Christina Sophia of Hesse-Rotenburg (1712-1759); married in 1731 but had no issue.

Ancestry

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