Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

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Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (b. Strassburg, November 7, 1674; d. Zweibrücken, February 3, 1735) was Duke of Zweibrücken from 1731-1735. He was the son of Christian II of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and Katharina Agathe, Countess of Rappoltstein.

In 1719, at Schloss Lorentzen, he married Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1704-1774) and had four children :

• Caroline Henriette Christine (1721-1774), married Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1719-1790)
• Christian (1722-1775).
• Frederick Michael (1724-1767)
• Christiane Henriette (1725-1816), married Karl August of Waldeck-Pyrmont (1704-1763)

Preceded by Gustav

Duke of Zweibrücken 1731–1735

Succeeded by Christian IV