Maria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergne (Maria Anna Henriette Leopoldine; 24 October 1708 – 28 July 1728) was a noblewoman born into the

House of La Tour d'Auvergne A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air c ...

. She was the ''

suo jure ''Suo jure'' is a Latin phrase, used in English to mean 'in his own right' or 'in her own right'. In most nobility-related contexts, it means 'in her own right', since in those situations the phrase is normally used of women; in practice, especi ...

'' Margravine of Bergen op Zoom from 1710 at the death of her father. She was the mother of

Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria Charles Theodore (; 11 December 1724 – 16 February 1799) was a German nobleman of the Palatinate-Sulzbach, Sulzbach branch of the House of Wittelsbach. He became Count Palatine of Sulzbach at the age of six following the death of his father J ...

Biography

Born in France, she was the only child of François-Egon de La Tour d'Auvergne and his wife, Maria Anne de Ligne, daughter of Philippe Charles de Ligne d'Arenberg, Duke of Arenberg. As a member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne, she was entitled to the style of ''Her Highness'' as she was a male line descendant of the family.The La Tour d'Auvergne's were the rulers of the

Duchy of Bouillon The Duchy of Bouillon () was a duchy comprising Bouillon and adjacent towns and villages in present-day Belgium. The state originated in the 10th century as property of the Lords of Bouillon, owners of Bouillon Castle. Crusader Godfrey of Bou ...

and

Principality of Sedan The Principality of Sedan ( French: ''Principauté de Sedan'') was an independent Protestant state centered on the Château de Sedan (now the city of Sedan) in the Ardennes. It was ruled by the Prince of Sedan ( French: ''Prince de Sedan'') ...

Through her father, her cousins included

Anne Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne Anne Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne (1 August 1722 – 19 September 1739) was a French noblewoman and the wife of Charles de Rohan. She was Marchioness of Gordes and Countess of Moncha in her own right as well as Princess of Soubise by ma ...

, ''princesse de Soubise'', wife of the Maréchal de Soubise; the

Duke of Bouillon The Duchy of Bouillon () was a duchy comprising Bouillon, Belgium, Bouillon and adjacent towns and villages in present-day Belgium. The state originated in the 10th century as property of the Lords of Bouillon, owners of Bouillon Castle. Crusad ...

. Her sister in law was Anne Christine Louise of Bavaria, the Princess of Piedmont and wife of Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont. On 15 February 1722, she married Count Palatine John Christian of Sulzbach, the son of

Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach Theodore Eustace ''(German: Theodor Eustach''; 14 February 1659 – 11 July 1732) was the Count Palatine of Sulzbach from 1708 until 1732. Life Theodore Eustace was born in Sulzbach in 1659 as the only surviving son of Christian Augustus, Coun ...

and his wife Maria Eleonore of Hesse-Rothenburg. The couple had two children: a son in 1724 and a daughter in 1728. She died at

Hilpoltstein Hilpoltstein () is a town in the district of Roth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 10 km southeast of Roth bei Nürnberg and 30 km south of Nuremberg, close to the lake 'Rothsee. History * Origins of the castle and the town date back to the ...

at the age of 19, a month after the death of her daughter. In 1731, four years after her death, her husband married Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg, a daughter of

Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg Ernst II Leopold (15 June 168429 November 1749) was Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg from 1725 until his death. Early life Born in Langenschwalbach, into the collateral branch of the House of Hesse, he was a son of Landgrave William, Landgrave o ...

and Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort. The couple had no children. She has descendants only through her son's illegitimate issue, including the Polish Counts Raczynski.

Issue

* Count Palatine ''Charles'' Philip ''Theodore'' of Sulzbach (11 December 1724 – 16 February 1799) married

Countess Elizabeth Augusta of Sulzbach Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach (Elisabeth Auguste; 17 January 1721 – 17 August 1794) was the eldest granddaughter of the Elector of the Palatinate Charles III Philip, and by her marriage to Elector Palatine Charles IV Theodore, Electress ...

, no issue; married again to

Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este (10 December 1776 – 23 June 1848), was an Electress of Bavaria as the second spouse of Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria. Early life (1776–1795) Archduchess Maria Leopoldine Anna Josephine Joha ...

, no issue. Only illegitimate descendants exist. *Countess Palatine ''Marie'' Anne Louise ''Henriette'' of Sulzbach (20 May 1728 – 25 June 1728) died in infancy

Ancestry

References

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