Philip Joseph, Prince of Salm-Kyrburg
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Philip Joseph, Prince of Salm-Kyrburg (1709 – 1779) was the first prince
of Salm-Kyrburg
, from 1743 to 1779. He was the second son of Hendrik Gabriel Joseph, regent of Salm-Kyrburg from 1696 to 1716, and his wife Maria Theresia of Croÿ
. He had an elder brother, Johan, and a sister, Henriëtte Therese Norbertine (who married prince Maximiliaan Emanuel of Hornes, who already had two daughters from a previous marriage, the eldest of whom later married Philip Joseph).
He was the first prince of Salm-Kyrburg. The Wildgraveship and Rhinegraveship left the Salm-Mörchingen family in 1681, who lacked a male successor, and was from then on run for them by regents. Philip Joseph reigned with his brother Johan from 1716. When Salm-Kyrburg again arose, this time as a princedom, Philip Joseph became its first prince.
He married in 1742 princess Maria Theresa of Hornes, who was made her father's sole heir in 1794, with his titles and country estates thus passing to the princes of Salm-Kyburg. Emanuel's other daughter, princess Elisabeth Philippine Claude of Hornes, widow of sovereign Gustaaf Adolf of Stolberg-Gedern and mother of Charles Edward Stuart
's wife Louise
, agreed to this without protest.
Philip Joseph and Maria Theresa had 10 children, including one pair of twins:
Fürst
Fürst is a German title of nobility, usually translated into English as Prince.The term refers to the head of a principality and is distinguished from the son of a monarch, who is referred to as Prinz...
of Salm-Kyrburg
Salm-Kyrburg
Salm-Kyrburg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire located in present-day Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, one of the various partitions of Salm. It was twice created: the first time as a Wild- and Rhinegraviate , and secondly as a Principality...
, from 1743 to 1779. He was the second son of Hendrik Gabriel Joseph, regent of Salm-Kyrburg from 1696 to 1716, and his wife Maria Theresia of Croÿ
Croy
Croy may refer to:*Croy, Switzerland, a municipality in the canton of Vaud*One of several communities in Scotland, including:**Croy, Highland**Croy, North Lanarkshire*The House of Croÿ, an ancient and wealthy family originating in Belgium...
. He had an elder brother, Johan, and a sister, Henriëtte Therese Norbertine (who married prince Maximiliaan Emanuel of Hornes, who already had two daughters from a previous marriage, the eldest of whom later married Philip Joseph).
He was the first prince of Salm-Kyrburg. The Wildgraveship and Rhinegraveship left the Salm-Mörchingen family in 1681, who lacked a male successor, and was from then on run for them by regents. Philip Joseph reigned with his brother Johan from 1716. When Salm-Kyrburg again arose, this time as a princedom, Philip Joseph became its first prince.
He married in 1742 princess Maria Theresa of Hornes, who was made her father's sole heir in 1794, with his titles and country estates thus passing to the princes of Salm-Kyburg. Emanuel's other daughter, princess Elisabeth Philippine Claude of Hornes, widow of sovereign Gustaaf Adolf of Stolberg-Gedern and mother of Charles Edward Stuart
Charles Edward Stuart
Prince Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria Stuart commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie or The Young Pretender was the second Jacobite pretender to the thrones of Great Britain , and Ireland...
's wife Louise
Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern
Princess Louise Maximilienne Caroline Emmanuele of Stolberg-Gedern was the wife of the Jacobite claimant to the English and Scottish thrones Charles Edward Stuart...
, agreed to this without protest.
Philip Joseph and Maria Theresa had 10 children, including one pair of twins:
- Marie Maximiliane Louise (1744–1790), married Jean Bretagne Charles de La TrémoilleJean Bretagne Charles de La TrémoilleJean-Bretagne-Charles de La Trémoille , 7th duc de Thouars, was a French soldier and the son of Charles Armand René de La Trémoille and his wife, Marie Hortense de La Tour d'Auvergne....
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- Auguste Friederike Wilhelmine (1747–1822), married duke Anne-Emanuel de Croÿ
- Karel Augustus (1750)
- Marie Louise (born 1753, date of death unknown)
- Lodewijk Joseph Ferdinand (1753–1774)
- Elisabeth Claudine (1756–1757)
- Amalie ZephyrineAmalie Zephyrine of Salm-KyrburgAmalie Zephyrine of Salm-Kyrburg was a daughter of fürst Philip Joseph of Salm-Kyrburg and Maria Theresa of Hornes, eldest daughter and heiress of Maximilian, Prince of Hornes...
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in Christiane of Wartenberg