| John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach | |
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| Spouse(s) | Marie Anne Henriëtte Leopoldine de La Tour d'Auvergne |
| Noble family | House of Wittelsbach |
| Father | Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach |
| Mother | Eleonore Maria Amalia of Hesse-Rotenburg |
| Born | 23 January 1700 Sulzbach |
| Died | 20 July 1733 (aged 33) Sulzbach |
John Christian (* January 23, 1700 in Sulzbach; † July 20, 1733 in Sulzbach) (German: Johann Christian Joseph) was the Count Palatine of Sulzbach from 1732 until 1733.
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 of Palatinate-Sulzbach.
After the death of his elder brother Joseph Charles, John Christian Joseph became the eventual designated heir of the Electoral Palatinate. In 1732 he succeeded his father as Count Palatine of Sulzbach, but died in Sulzbach in 1733 before inheriting the Palatinate.
The Elector Palatine Charles III Philip of the Palatinate-Neuburg line failed to produce a legitimate male heir, and his brothers also. By 1716 it was evident that the Palatinate-Neuburg line would become extinct and that the Palatinate-Sulzbach line would succeed them.
John Christian was married with Marie Anne Henriëtte Leopoldine de La Tour d'Auvergne, marquise of Bergen op Zoom and a grandniece of Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne. Their son Charles Theodore succeeded John Christian in 1733, became Elector Palatine in 1742 and also Elector of Bavaria in 1777.
In 1731 he remarried to his cousin Eleonore Philippina Christina Sophia of Hesse-Rotenburg but the marriage remained childless.
John Christian Joseph married Maria Anne Henriette de la Tour (24 October 1708 - 28 July 1728), daughter of Francois Egon de la Tour d'Auvergne, Prince of Auvergne, and had the following children:
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John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
Born: 23 January 1700 Died: 20 July 1733 |
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| Preceded by Theodore Eustace |
Count Palatine of Sulzbach 1732 – 1733 |
Succeeded by Charles Theodore |