John Philip III, Wild- and Rhinegrave of Salm-Dhaun (20 January 1724 – 13 September 1742) was a German nobleman. He was the ruling Wild- and
Rhinegrave
(; feminine: ) is a historical title of the German nobility and later also of the Russian nobility, usually translated as "count". Considered to be intermediate among noble ranks, the title is often treated as equivalent to the British title ...
of
Salm-Dhaun
Salm is the name of several historic countships and principalities in present Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and France.
History
Origins and first division
The County of Salm arose in the tenth century in Vielsalm, in the Ardennes region of pres ...
from 1733 until his death. He was the son of Wild- and Rhinegrave
Charles
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''* ...
and his wife Louise, a daughter of
Frederick Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler
Frederick Louis of Nassau-Ottweiler (13 November 1651 – 25 May 1728) was a member of the House of Nassau.
Biography
He was born in Ottweiler, the son of John Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler and Countess Palatine Dorothea Catherine of Bir ...
.
John Philip III never married and was only 18 years old when he died. He was succeeded by his uncle
Christian Otto, because his father he no more living male-line descendants.
1724 births
1742 deaths
18th-century German nobility
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