John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach

John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
Spouse(s)	Marie Anne Henriëtte Leopoldine de La Tour d'Auvergne Landgravine Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg
Noble family	House of Wittelsbach
Father	Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
Mother	Eleonore Maria Amalia of Hesse-Rotenburg
Born	(1700-01-23)23 January 1700 Sulzbach
Died	Sulzbach

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 Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1659–1732) with his consort Eleonore Maria Amalia of Hesse-Rotenburg (1675–1720). His elder brother was Joseph Charles, Count Palatine of Sulzbach.

Life

After the death of his elder brother Joseph Charles, John Christian Joseph became the eventual designated heir of the Electoral Palatine. 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 Wittelsbach 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:

1. Charles Theodore (11 December 1724 – 16 February 1799); became Elector Palatine in 1742, and Elector of Bavaria in 1777
2. Maria Anne (30 May 1728 – 25 June 1728)

• Eleonore Philippina Christina Sophia of Hesse-Rotenburg (1731-33); no issue

Ancestry

Family of John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach

16. Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg               8. Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach                       17. Anna of Cleves               4. Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach                             18. John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp               9. Duchess Hedwig of Holstein-Gottorp                       19. Princess Augusta of Denmark               2. Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach                                   20. John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg               10. John VII, Count of Nassau                       21. Countess Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg               5. Countess Amalie of Nassau-Siegen                             22. John II, Duke of Holstein-Sonderburg               11. Countess Margaretha of Holstein-Sonderburg                       23. Princess Elisabeth of Braunschweig-Grubenhagen               1. John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach                                         24. Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel               12. Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels                       25. Countess Juliane of Nassau-Dillenburg               6. William, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg                             26. Philip Reinhard I, Count of Solms-Hohensolms               13. Countess Maria Elenore of Solms-Hohensolms                       27. Countess Elisabeth of Wied               3. Landgravine Eleonore Maria Amalie of Hesse-Rotenburg                                   28. John Theodore, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort               14. Ferdinand Karl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort                       29. Countess Josine of the Marck               7. Countess Maria Anna Franziska of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort                             30. Egon VIII, Landgrave of Fürstenberg               15. Landgravine Anna Maria of Fürstenberg                       31. Countess Elisabeth of Sulz

John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach House of Wittelsbach Born: 23 January 1700 Died: 20 July 1733
German royalty
Preceded by Theodore Eustace	Count Palatine of Sulzbach 1732–1733	Succeeded by Charles Theodore