Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (6 September 1722 in Bischweiler – 5 November 1775 in Herschweiler-Pettersheim) was Duke of Zweibrücken from 1735 to 1775.

Early life and family Christian IV was born in Bischweiler on 6 September 1722, the son of Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and his wife, Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken.

Art and culture He constructed Schloss Jägersburg, one of the first examples of a neoclassical palace in Germany.

Marriage and issue In 1751 he married, morganatically, Maria Johanna Camasse (created Countess of Forbach in 1757). They had six children, who were unable to succeed to their father's Duchy due to the morganatic nature of their parents' marriage at first, but in 1792 were allowed to carry the name Freiherr von Zweibrücken:

Christian, Count of Forbach, Marquis of Deux-Ponts (1752–1817), Royal Bavarian General der Infanterie Philippe Guillaume (later renamed to Wilhelm), Count of Forbach, Viscount of Deux-Ponts (1754–1807) Maria Anna Caroline von Zweibrücken (1756–1806) Karl Ludwig, Baron of Zweybrücken (1759–63) Elisabeth Auguste Friederike von Zweibrücken (1766–1836) Julius August Maximilian, Baron of Zweybrücken (1771–73)

His grandson Christian Freiherr von Zweibrücken (son of Philipp Guillaume) was a Royal Bavarian General der Kavallerie and Generalkapitän of the Hartschiere. boxstyle_1=background-color: #fcc; boxstyle_2=background-color: #fb9; boxstyle_3=background-color: #ffc; boxstyle_4=background-color: #bfc; boxstyle_5=background-color: #9fe; 1= 1. Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 2= 2. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 3= 3. Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken 4= 4. Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 5= 5. Countess Katharina Agathe of Rappoltstein 6= 6. Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken 7= 7. Princess Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 8= 8. Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler 9= 9. Countess Palatine Magdalene Catherine of Zweibrücken 10= 10. Johann Jakob, Count of Rappoltstein 11= 11. Wild- and Rhinegravine Anna Claudia of Salm-Kyrburg 12= 12. Gustav Adolph, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken 13= 13. Countess Eleonore Claire of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein 14= 14. Henry Frederick, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 15= 15. Countess Juliana Dorothea of Castell-Remlingen 16= 16. Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 17= 17. Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg 18= 18. John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 19= 19. Catherine de Rohan 20= 20. Eberhard, Count of Rappoltstein 21= 21. Wild- and Rhinegravine Anna of Salm-Kyrburg 22= 22. Johann Kasimir, Count of Salm-Kyrburg 23= 23. Countess Dorothea of Solms-Laubach 24= 24. William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken 25= 25. Anna Amalia of Baden-Durlach 26= 26. Crato V, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein 27= 27. Countess Palatine Sophie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 28= 28. Philip Ernest, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 29= 29. Countess Anna Maria of Solms-Sonnenwalde and Pouch 30= 30. Wolfgang George I, Count of Castell-Remlingen 31= 31. Countess Sophie Juliana of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Pfedelbach