John Christian (German: Johann Christian Joseph) was the Count Palatine of Sulzbach

Palatinate-Sulzbach

Palatinate-Sulzbach was the name of two separate states of the Holy Roman Empire located in modern Amberg-Sulzbach, Bavaria, Germany.-Palatinate-Sulzbach :...

 from 1732 until 1733.

He was the second and youngest surviving son of duke Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach

Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach

Theodore Eustace was the Count Palatine of Sulzbach from 1708 until 1732.-Life:Theodore Eustace was born in Sulzbach in 1659 as the only surviving son of Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach and Amalie of Nassau-Siegen...

 (1659-1732) with his consort Eleonore Maria Amalia of Hesse-Rotenburg (1675-1720). His elder brother was Joseph Charles of Palatinate-Sulzbach

Joseph Karl Emanuel August, Pfalzgraf von Sulzbach

Joseph Charles, Count Palatine of Sulzbach was the eldest son of Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach.-Life:...

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Life

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

Palatinate-Neuburg

Palatinate-Neuburg is a former territory of the Holy Roman Empire, founded in 1505. Its capital was Neuburg an der Donau. Its area was about 2,750 km², with a population of some 100,000.-History:...

 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

Palatinate-Sulzbach

Palatinate-Sulzbach was the name of two separate states of the Holy Roman Empire located in modern Amberg-Sulzbach, Bavaria, Germany.-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

Bergen op Zoom

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 and a grandniece of Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne

Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne

Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne,often called simply Turenne was the most illustrious member of the La Tour d'Auvergne family. He achieved military fame and became a Marshal of France...

. Their son Charles Theodore

Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria

Charles Theodore, Prince-Elector, Count Palatine and Duke of Bavaria reigned as Prince-Elector and Count palatine from 1742, as Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1742 and also as Prince-Elector and Duke of Bavaria from 1777, until his death...

 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.

Marriage

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:

1. Charles Theodore (11 December 1724 - 16 February 1799)
2. Maria Anne (30 May 1728 - 25 June 1728)

Ancestry