Christian I was the Duke of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler

Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler

Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Bischwiller in the far northeast of France.Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler was partitioned from Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld in 1600 for Christian I, the youngest son of Count Palatine Charles I. The state...

 from 1600 until 1654.

Life

Christian was born in Birkenfeld

Birkenfeld

Birkenfeld is a town and the district seat of the Birkenfeld district in southwest Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is also the seat of the like-named Verbandsgemeinde.-Location:...

 in 1598 as the youngest son of Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

Charles I of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld , Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke in Bavaria, Count to Veldenz and Sponheim was the Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from 1569 until 1600.-Life:...

. His father's lands were partitioned after his death and Christian received the territory around Bischwiller

Bischwiller

Bischwiller is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France just west of the Moder River.The city is located southeast of Haguenau, west-northwest from the German border and the Rhine River , and lies north-northeast of Strasbourg.-Notable people:* Henri Baumer, master...

 (German: Bischweiler) in Alsace

Alsace

Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...

. Christian died in Neuenstein

Neuenstein, Baden-Württemberg

Neuenstein is a town in the Hohenlohe district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 12 km southwest of Künzelsau, and 27 km east of Heilbronn....

 in 1654 and was buried in Bischwiller.

Marriage

Christian married Magdalena Catherine of Palatinate-Zweibrücken

Palatinate-Zweibrücken

Palatinate-Zweibrücken is a former state of the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Zweibrücken.-Overview:→ History before 1394 see main article County of Zweibrücken→ History before 1444 see main article County of Veldenz...

 (26 April 1607 – 20 January 1648), daughter of Duke John II

John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

John II the Younger was the Duke of Zweibrücken from 1604 until 1635.-Life:John was born in Bergzabern in 1584 as the eldest son of John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and his wife, Magdalene. He succeeded his father in 1604. In 1606 he acquired the County of Bischweiler in Alsace...

, on 14 November 1630 and had the following children:

1. unnamed son (13 September 1631)
2. Gustavus Adolph (2 July 1632 – 4 August 1632)
3. John Christian (16 June 1633 – 19 August 1633)
4. Dorothea Catherine
   Countess Palatine Dorothea Catherine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
   Countess Palatine Dorothea Catherine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler was a Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler by birth and, by marriage, Countess of Nassau-Ottweiler....
   
    (3 July 1634 – 7 December 1715)
5. Louise Sophie (16 August 1635 – 25 September 1691)
6. Christian
   Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
   Christian II was the Duke of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler from 1654 until 1717, the Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from 1671 until 1717, and the Count of Rappoltstein from 1673 until 1699.-Life:...
   
    (1637 – 26 April 1717)
7. John Charles
   John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen
   John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen was a member of the Wittelsbach family and as such held the titles of Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke in Bavaria, Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld at Gelnhausen, Count of Veldenz and Count of Sponheim...
   
    (17 October 1638 – 21 February 1704)
8. Anne Magdalena (14 February 1640 – 12 December 1693)
9. Claire Sybille (20 February 1643 – 27 March 1644)

Christian married Maria Joanna of Helffenstein (8 September 1612 – 20 August 1665), daughter of Count Rudolph V, on 28 October 1648 and had the following son:

1. unnamed son (1648)

Ancestors

Preceded by:	Christian I	Succeeded by:
Charles I Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Charles I of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld , Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke in Bavaria, Count to Veldenz and Sponheim was the Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from 1569 until 1600.-Life:...  of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Birkenfeld in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld was created in 1569 in the partition of Palatinate-Zweibrücken after the death of Wolfgang for his youngest son Charles I...	Duke of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Bischwiller in the far northeast of France.Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler was partitioned from Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld in 1600 for Christian I, the youngest son of Count Palatine Charles I. The state... 1600–1654	Christian II Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Christian II was the Duke of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler from 1654 until 1717, the Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from 1671 until 1717, and the Count of Rappoltstein from 1673 until 1699.-Life:...  of Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Bischwiller in the far northeast of France.Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler was partitioned from Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld in 1600 for Christian I, the youngest son of Count Palatine Charles I. The state...
		John Charles John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen was a member of the Wittelsbach family and as such held the titles of Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke in Bavaria, Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld at Gelnhausen, Count of Veldenz and Count of Sponheim...  of Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Gelnhausen in the south of modern Hesse, Germany.Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen was partitioned from Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler in 1654. It was a mediate state with few rights...