Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach

Theodore Eustace
Count Palatine of Sulzbach
Born	14 February 1659 Sulzbach
Died	11 July 1732 (aged 73) Dinkelsbühl
Spouse	Maria Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg
Issue	Count Palatine Joseph Charles Francisca Christina, Abbess of Essen Ernestine, Landgravine of Hesse-Rotenburg John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont
Father	Christian Augustus of Sulzbach
Mother	Amalie of Nassau-Siegen

Theodore Eustace (German: Theodor Eustach; 14 February 1659 – 11 July 1732) 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. He died in Dinkelsbühl in 1732 and was buried in Sulzbach.

Marriage

Theodore Eustace married Maria Eleonore of Hesse-Rothenburg (15 September 1675 – 27 January 1720), daughter of Landgrave William (sister of Ernest Leopold), and had the following children:

Issue

1. Countess Palatine Amalia Auguste Maria Anna of Sulzbach (7 June 1693 – 18 January 1762) died unmarried.
2. Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach (2 November 1694 – 18 July 1729) married Elisabeth Auguste of Neuburg and had issue.
3. Countess Palatine Francisca Christina of Sulzbach (16 May 1696 – 16 July 1776) Abbess of Essen.
4. Countess Palatine Ernestine Elizabeth Johanna of Sulzbach (15 May 1697 – 14 April 1775) married William II, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels, no issue.
5. Count Palatine John William Philip of Sulzbach (3 June 1698 – 12 April 1699) died in infancy.
6. John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (23 January 1700 – 20 July 1733) married Maria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergne and had issue; married Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg, no issue.
7. Countess Palatine Elisabeth Eleonore Auguste of Sulzbach (19 April 1702 – 10 February 1704) died in infancy.
8. Countess Palatine Anne Christine of Sulzbach (5 February 1704 – 12 March 1723) married Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont and had issue.
9. Count Palatine Johann Wilhelm August of Sulzbach (21 August 1706 – 28 August 1708) died in infancy.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach

16. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken               8. Philip Louis of Neuburg                       17. Anna of Hesse               4. Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach                             18. William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg               9. Anna of Cleves                       19. Archduchess Maria of Austria               2. Christian Augustus of Sulzbach                                   20. Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp               10. John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp                       21. Christine of Hesse               5. Hedwig of Holstein-Gottorp                             22. Frederick II of Denmark               11. Princess Augusta of Denmark                       23. Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow               1. Theodore Eustace of Sulzbach                                         24. William I of Nassau-Dillenburg               12. John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg                       25. Juliana of Stolberg-Wernigerode               6. John VII, Count of Nassau                             26. George III, Landgrave of Leuchtenberg               13. Countess Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg                       27. Barbara of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach               3. Amalie of Nassau-Siegen                                   28. Christian III of Denmark               14. John II of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg                       29. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg               7. Margaretha of Holstein-Sonderburg                             30. Ernest III, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen               15. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen                       31. Margarethe of Pomerania-Wolgast