Maria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergne
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Maria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergne (Maria Anna Henriette Leopoldine; 24 October 1708 – 28 July 1728) was a noblewoman born into the House of La Tour d'Auvergne. She was the Margravine of Bergen op Zoom
in her own right from 1710 at the death of her father. She was the mother of Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
.
, Duke of Arenberg. As a member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne, she was entitled to the style of Her Highness as she was a male line descendant of the family.
She was her parents only child.
Through her father, her cousins included Anne Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne
, princesse de Soubise, wife of the Maréchal de Soubise
; the Duke of Bouillon
. Her sister in law was Anne Christine Louise of Bavaria
, the Princess of Piedmont and wife of Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont
.
On 15 February 1722 she married Count Palatine John Christian of Sulzbach
, the son of Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
and his wife Maria Eleonore of Hesse-Rothenburg
. The couple had two children a son in 1724 and a daughter in 1728. She died at Hilpoltstein
at the age of 19 a month after the death of her daughter.
In 1731, four years after her death, her husband married Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg
a daughter of Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
and Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
. The couple had no children.
She has descendants only through her sons illegitimate issue including the Polish Counts Raczynski.
Lords and margraves of Bergen op Zoom
The following is a list of lords and later on margraves of Bergen op Zoom. Bergen op Zoom became separated from the lordship of Breda in 1287 under the nominal overlordship of the duchy of Brabant. In 1559 the lordship was elevated to the rank of margraviate...
in her own right from 1710 at the death of her father. She was the mother of Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
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...
.
Biography
Born in France, she was the daughter of François-Egon de La Tour d'Auvergne and his wife Maria Anne de Ligne, daughter of Philippe Charles de Ligne d'ArenbergPhilippe Charles d'Arenberg
Philippe Charles François, 3rd Duke of Arenberg was also the 9th Duke of Aarschot. He married in 1684 Marie-Henriette d'Alcaretto, marquise of Grana and Savona, Italy....
, Duke of Arenberg. As a member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne, she was entitled to the style of Her Highness as she was a male line descendant of the family.
She was her parents only child.
Through her father, her cousins included Anne Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne
Anne Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne
Anne Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French noblewoman and the wife of Charles de Rohan. She was Marchioness of Gordes and Countess of Moncha in her own right as well as Princess of Soubise by marriage...
, princesse de Soubise, wife of the Maréchal de Soubise
Charles, Prince of Soubise
Charles de Rohan , duke of Rohan-Rohan, seigneur of Roberval, and marshal of France from 1758, was a military man, a minister to the kings Louis XV and Louis XVI, and a notorious libertine. The last male of his branch of the House of Rohan, he was also the great grandfather to the duc d'Enghien,...
; the Duke of Bouillon
Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French nobleman and member of the powerful House of La Tour d'Auvergne.-Biography:...
. Her sister in law was Anne Christine Louise of Bavaria
Anne Christine Louise of Bavaria
Anne Christine of Sulzbach , also called Anne of the Palatinate, was a princess of the Bavarian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire and first wife of Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont. She died as a result of giving birth.-Biography:Anne Christine was born a Countess Palatine of Sulzbach...
, the Princess of Piedmont and wife of Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont
Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia
Charles Emmanuel III was the Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia from 1730 until his death.-Biography:...
.
On 15 February 1722 she married Count Palatine John Christian of Sulzbach
John Christian, Count of Palatinate-Sulzbach
John Christian was the Count Palatine of Sulzbach from 1732 until 1733....
, the son of 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...
and his wife Maria Eleonore of Hesse-Rothenburg
Landgravine Maria Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg
Maria Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg was Landgravine of Hesse-Rotenburg by birth and was the Countess Palatine of Sulzbach by marriage...
. The couple had two children a son in 1724 and a daughter in 1728. She died at Hilpoltstein
Hilpoltstein
Hilpoltstein is a town in the district of Roth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 10 km southeast of Roth bei Nürnberg and 30 km south of Nuremberg.-History:* Origins of the castle and the town date back to the 10th century....
at the age of 19 a month after the death of her daughter.
In 1731, four years after her death, her husband married Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg
Landgravine Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg
Princess Eleonore of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg was the consort of John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, by whom she had no children.-Biography:...
a daughter of Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
Ernst Leopold of Hesse-Rotenburg was landgrave of Hessen-Rheinfels-Rotenburg between 1725 and 1749.Born in Langenschwalbach, he was a son of landgrave William of Hesse-Rotenburg and Maria Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim .He died in Rotenburg in 1749.-Marriage and issue:He married his first cousin...
and Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
Countess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim was a Princess of the Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort. She was the Landgravine of Hesse-Rotenburg by marriage...
. The couple had no children.
She has descendants only through her sons illegitimate issue including the Polish Counts Raczynski.
Issue
- Count Palatine Charles Philip Theodore of SulzbachCharles Theodore, Elector of BavariaCharles 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...
(11 December 1724 – 16 February 1799) married Countess Elizabeth Augusta of Sulzbach, no issue; married again to Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-EsteArchduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-EsteArchduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este was the second wife of Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria.-Early life:...
, no issue. Only illegitimate descendants exist. - Countess Palatine Marie Anne Louise Henriette of Sulzbach (20 May 1728 – 25 June 1728) died in infancy
Ancestry
Titles and styles
- 24 October 1708 – 26 July 1710 Her Highness Maria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergne
- 26 July 1710 - 15 February 1722 Her Highness The Margravine of Bergen op Zoom
- 15 February 1722 – 28 July 1728 Her Serene Highness Hereditary Princess of Sulzbach