John was the younger son of the Duke and Count Palatine John Charles of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen (1638-1704) from his second marriage with Esther Maria (1665–1725), a daughter of Baron George Frederick of Witzleben-Elgersburg.
Johann married in 1743 in Dhaun with Sophie Charlotte (1719–1770), a daughter of the Wild- and Rhinegrave Charles of Salm-Dhaun. Sophie Charlotte was the granddaughter of two of Johann's first cousins, making the couple first cousins twice removed in descent from Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler. They had the following children:
Johann Samuel Ersch: Allgemeine Encyklopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste: in alphabetischer Folge, section 2: H–N, part 21: Johann (Infant von Castilien) - Johann-Boniten, p. 189
Maximilian V. Sattler: Lehrbuch der bayerischen Geschichte, Lindauer, 1868, p. 412
john, count, palatine, gelnhausen, 1698, gelnhausen, february, 1780, mannheim, count, palatine, duke, zweibrücken, birkenfeld, gelnhausen, born, 1698, 1698gelnhausendied10, february, 1780, 1780, aged, mannheimnoble, familyhouse, wittelsbachspouse, sophie, char. John Count Palatine of Gelnhausen 24 May 1698 in Gelnhausen 10 February 1780 in Mannheim was Count Palatine and Duke of Zweibrucken Birkenfeld at Gelnhausen John Count Palatine of GelnhausenBorn 1698 05 24 24 May 1698GelnhausenDied10 February 1780 1780 02 10 aged 81 MannheimNoble familyHouse of WittelsbachSpouse s Sophie Charlotte of Salm DhaunIssueWilliamFatherJohn Charles Count Palatine of GelnhausenMotherEsther Maria of Witzleben Elgersburg Contents 1 Life 2 Marriage and issue 3 Ancestors 4 ReferencesLife EditJohn was the younger son of the Duke and Count Palatine John Charles of Birkenfeld Gelnhausen 1638 1704 from his second marriage with Esther Maria 1665 1725 a daughter of Baron George Frederick of Witzleben Elgersburg He was a Feldzeugmeister in the army of the Electoral Palatinate and commander of all troops and knights of the Palatinate Order of St Hubert John was also a governor of Palatine Duchy of Julich and commander of the fortress of Julich He mainly lived in Mannheim After the death of his brother Frederick Bernard in 1739 he succeeded as Count Palatine of Birkenfeld Gelnhausen Marriage and issue EditJohann married in 1743 in Dhaun with Sophie Charlotte 1719 1770 a daughter of the Wild and Rhinegrave Charles of Salm Dhaun Sophie Charlotte was the granddaughter of two of Johann s first cousins making the couple first cousins twice removed in descent from Christian I Count Palatine of Birkenfeld Bischweiler They had the following children Charles John Louis 1745 1789 Louise 1748 1829 married Count Henry XXX of Reuss Gera 1727 1802 Johanna Sophie 1751 1752 William 1752 1837 Duke in Bavariamarried in 1780 Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrucken Birkenfeld 1753 1824 Friederike 1753 1753 Sophia 1757 1760 Christian 1760 1761 John 1766 1768 Ancestors EditAncestors of John Count Palatine of Gelnhausen16 Wolfgang Count Palatine of Zweibrucken8 Charles I Count Palatine of Zweibrucken Birkenfeld17 Anna of Hesse4 Christian I Count Palatine of Birkenfeld Bischweiler18 William Duke of Brunswick Luneburg9 Dorothea of Brunswick Luneburg19 Dorothea of Denmark2 John Charles Count Palatine of Gelnhausen20 John I Count Palatine of Zweibrucken10 John II Count Palatine of Zweibrucken21 Magdalene of Julich Cleves Berg5 Countess Palatine Magdalena Katharina of Zweibrucken22 Rene II Viscount of Rohan11 Catherine de Rohan23 Catherine of Parthenay1 John Count Palatine of Gelnhausen24 Job William of Witzleben12 Eric Frederick of Witzleben25 Maria Magdalena of Wangenheim6 George Frederick of Witzleben Elgersburg26 George Frederick of Erffa13 Anna Agnes of Erffa27 Sabina of Dohlau3 Esther Maria of Witzleben Elgersburg28 Caspar of Hantein14 Rudolf of Hanstein29 Sibylla of Hoheneck7 Maria Magdalena of Hanstein30 Bernard of Bibra15 Maria Sibylla of Bibra31 Sibylla of WitzlebenReferences EditJohann Samuel Ersch Allgemeine Encyklopadie der Wissenschaften und Kunste in alphabetischer Folge section 2 H N part 21 Johann Infant von Castilien Johann Boniten p 189 Maximilian V Sattler Lehrbuch der bayerischen Geschichte Lindauer 1868 p 412John Count Palatine of GelnhausenHouse of WittelsbachBorn 24 May 1698 Died 10 February 1780Preceded byFrederick Bernard Count Palatine of Gelnhausen1739 1780 Succeeded byCharles John Louis nbsp This article about a member of the German nobility is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Count Palatine of Gelnhausen amp oldid 1173969228, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
