Ancestral Trails 2016 » Johan von GELNHAUSEN (1698-1780)

Personal data Johan von GELNHAUSEN 


Household of Johan von GELNHAUSEN

He had a relationship with Sophie Charlotte von SALM-DHAUN.


Child(ren):

  1. Wilhelm von BAVARIA  1752-1837 


Notes about Johan von GELNHAUSEN

John, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen (24 May 1698 in Gelnhausen - 10 February 1780 in Mannheim) was Count Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld at Gelnhausen.

John was the younger son of the Duke and Count Palatine John Charles of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen (1638-1704) from his second marriage with Esther Maria (1665-1725), a daughter of Baron George Frederick of Witzleben-Elgersburg.

He was a Feldzeugmeister in the army of the Electoral Palatinate and commander of all troops and knights of the Palatinate Order of St. Hubert. John was also a governor of Palatine Duchy of Jülich and commander of the fortress of Jülich. He mainly lived in Mannheim. After the death of his brother Frederick Bernard in 1739, he succeeded as Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen.

Marriage and issue
Johann married in 1743 in Dhaun with Sophie Charlotte (1719-1770), a daughter of the Wild- and Rhinegrave Charles of Salm-Dhaun. Sophie Charlotte was the granddaughter of two of Johann's first cousins, making the couple first cousins twice removed in descent from Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler. They had the following children:

Charles John Louis (1745-1789)
Louise (1748-1829) married Count Henry XXX of Reuss-Gera (1727-1802)
Johanna Sophie (1751-1752)
William (1752-1837), Duke in Bavaria married in 1780 Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1753-1824)
Friederike (1753-1753)
Sophia (1757-1760)
Christian (1760-1761)
John (1764-1765).
SOURCE: Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John,_Count_Palatine_of_Gelnhausen

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Johan von GELNHAUSEN?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline Johan von GELNHAUSEN

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of Johan von GELNHAUSEN


With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).


Visualize another relationship

The data shown has no sources.

Historical events

Birthday May 24, 1698

Day of death February 10, 1780

  • The temperature on February 10, 1780 was about 2.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1780: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 12 » American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.
    • June 23 » American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township).
    • August 22 » James Cook's ship HMSResolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).
    • October 2 » American Revolutionary War: John André, a British Army officer, is hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.
    • October 16 » American Revolutionary War: The British-led Royalton raid is the last Native American raid on New England.
    • November 9 » American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Fishdam Ford a force of British and Loyalist troops fail in a surprise attack against the South Carolina Patriot militia under Brigadier General Thomas Sumter.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Von GELNHAUSEN


The Ancestral Trails 2016 publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Patti Lee Salter, "Ancestral Trails 2016", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/ancestral-trails-2016/I56346.php : accessed June 22, 2024), "Johan von GELNHAUSEN (1698-1780)".