Otto Louis of Salm-Kyrburg-Mörchingen
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Otto Louis of Salm, Wild- and Rhinegrave of Kyrburg and Mörchingen (13 Octoner 1597 – 6 October 1634, Speyer
) was a Swedish general during the Thirty Years' War
. He was governor in the Alsace
and Commander of the Swedish troops in the Upper Rhine. He died of the plague at Speyer and was buried in Strasbourg Cathedral
.
His parents were John IX of Salm-Kyrburg-Mörchingen
(1575–1623) and Anna Catherine, Baroness of Criechingen (d. 1638).
(1569–1625) and Countess Maria Elisabeth of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein (1576–1605). She was also the widow of Lothar von Criechingen (d.1629) with whom she had a son: Francis Ernst III, Count of Criechingen (d. 1677).
With Otto Louis she had another son, Wild- and Rhinegrave John XI (born: 17 April 1638; died: 16 November 1688 in Flonheim
, buried in the church of Kirn
). He was born after his father's death. John XI married on 27 December 1669 Countess Palatine Elisabeth Johanna of Veldenz (born: 22 February 1653; died: 5 February 1718). They had no children. The line Salm-Kyrburg-Mörchingen died out with John XI's death.
Speyer
Speyer is a city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located beside the river Rhine, Speyer is 25 km south of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim. Founded by the Romans, it is one of Germany's oldest cities...
) was a Swedish general during the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
. He was governor in the 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...
and Commander of the Swedish troops in the Upper Rhine. He died of the plague at Speyer and was buried in Strasbourg Cathedral
Strasbourg Cathedral
Strasbourg Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Strasbourg, France. Although considerable parts of it are still in Romanesque architecture, it is widely consideredSusan Bernstein: , The Johns Hopkins University Press to be among the finest...
.
His parents were John IX of Salm-Kyrburg-Mörchingen
John IX of Salm-Kyrburg-Mörchingen
John IX of Salm-Kyrburg-Mörchingen was Wild- and Rhinegrave of Kyrburg and Count of Salm. He was the son of Otto I and Ottilie of Nassau-Weilburg . Many of his relatives served as soldiers in Swedish service, including his brother John Casimir of Salm-Kyrburg...
(1575–1623) and Anna Catherine, Baroness of Criechingen (d. 1638).
Married and issue
In August 1633 he married to Anna Magdalene of Hanau. She was the daughter of Count Johann Reinhard I of Hanau-LichtenbergJohann Reinhard I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
Count Johann Reinhard I of Hanau-Lichtenberg Count Johann Reinhard I of Hanau-Lichtenberg Count Johann Reinhard I of Hanau-Lichtenberg (13 February 1569, Bitche – 19 November 1625, Lichtenberg ruled the county of Hanau-Lichtenberg from 1599 to 1625.- Life :...
(1569–1625) and Countess Maria Elisabeth of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein (1576–1605). She was also the widow of Lothar von Criechingen (d.1629) with whom she had a son: Francis Ernst III, Count of Criechingen (d. 1677).
With Otto Louis she had another son, Wild- and Rhinegrave John XI (born: 17 April 1638; died: 16 November 1688 in Flonheim
Flonheim
Flonheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.- Location :...
, buried in the church of Kirn
Kirn
Kirn is a town in the district of Bad Kreuznach, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Nahe, roughly 10 km north-east of Idar-Oberstein and 30 km west of Bad Kreuznach....
). He was born after his father's death. John XI married on 27 December 1669 Countess Palatine Elisabeth Johanna of Veldenz (born: 22 February 1653; died: 5 February 1718). They had no children. The line Salm-Kyrburg-Mörchingen died out with John XI's death.