Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
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Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, portrait c. 1680
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| Spouse(s) | Amalie of Nassau-Siegen |
| Noble family | House of Wittelsbach |
| Father | Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach |
| Mother | Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp |
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26 July 1622 Sulzbach |
| Died | 23 April 1708 (aged 85) Sulzbach |
Christian Augustus (German: Christian August) (26 July 1622 – 23 April 1708) was the Count Palatine of Sulzbach from 1632 until 1708.
Christian Augustus was born in Sulzbach in 1622 as the eldest son of Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach. He succeeded his father in 1632. Christian Augustus was a tolerant ruler. He granted his citizens the right to choose their Christian denomination and introduced the Simultaneum, whereby churches had both Protestant and Catholic services. In 1666 he permitted Jews to settle in the Duchy of Sulzbach. Under his rule, Sulzbach also became an intellectual centre and the site of a regionally significant printing industry.
He had a close relationship with his grand daughter Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg, wife of Louis William of Baden-Baden and Regent of her sons dominions.
Christian Augustus died in Sulzbach in 1708 and was buried in the Church of St Maria in Sulzbach.
Christian Augustus married Amalie of Nassau-Siegen (12 September 1615 – 24 August 1669), daughter of Count John VII, on 27 March 1649 and had the following children:
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