Countess Palatine Dorothea Catherine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler Biography

Countess Palatine Dorothea Catherine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (3 July 1634 – 7 December 1715) was a Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler by birth and, by marriage, Countess of N*au-Ottweiler.

Life

Dorothea Catherine was born in Bischweiler, a daughter of the Count Palatine Christian I of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (1598–1654) from his first marriage with Magdalene Catherine (1606–1648), daughter of the Count Palatine John II of Zweibrücken.

She married in 1649 in Bischweiler with Count John Louis of N*au-Ottweiler (1625–1690), the founder of the line N*au-Ottweiler.

After her husband's death Dorothea Catherine lived on her widow seat, Neunkirchen Castle near Ottweiler and was active in charity. She supported the construction and maintenance of a hospital in Ottweiler by contributing substantial financial resources. She died in Neunkirchen.

Issue

From her marriage, Dorothea Catherine had the following children:

• Christian Louis (1650-1650)
• Frederick Louis (1651–1728)

married firstly on 28 July 1680 Countess Christiane of Ahlefeld (1659-1695)married secondly on 27 September 1697 Countess Louise Sophie of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1662-1751)

• Anna Catherine (1653–1731)

married in 1671 to John Philip Wild- and Rhinegrave of Salm-Dhaun (1645-1693)

• Wolrad (1656–1705)
• Charles Siegfried (1659–1679)
• Louis (1661–1699)

married on 9 April 1694 Countess Louise Amalie of Horne (1665-1728)

• Louise (1662–1741)
• Maurice (1664–1666)

References

• Fried Köllner: Geschichte des vormaligen N*au-Sarbrück'schen Landes und seiner Regenten, pp.:337, 340 ff

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