Christian Eberhard, Prince of East Frisia
| Christian Everhard, Prince of East Frisia | |
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Christian Everhard, Prince of East Frisia
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| Spouse(s) | Eberhadine Sophie of Oettingen-Oettingen |
| Noble family | Cirksena |
| Father | George Christian, Prince of East Frisia |
| Mother | Christine Charlotte of Württemberg |
| Born |
1 October 1665 Esens |
| Died | 30 June 1708 (aged 42) Aurich |
Prince Christian Everhard of East Frisia (1 October 1665, Esens – 30 June 1708, Aurich) was a Prince of East Frisia from the House of Cirksena from the day he was born in 1665, but remained under guardianship until 1690.
Before taking office, he had spent much time abroad. Unlike some other members of the Cirksena family, he had few disputes with the Estates of East Frisia. He took over government in 1690 from his mother, who had administered the country until then as his guardian and regent. He quickly settled some disputes with the Estates and thus consolidated the peace. This gave him his nickname "the peaceable".
Christian Everhard was considered prudent, tolerant, and pious. Like his mother, he allowed the presence of the Reformed Church, although he himself was Lutheran. He agreed an inheritance treaty with the Guelph elector Ernest Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg. However, the Emperor rejected this treaty, so it never came into force. Instead, the Emperor accepted a claim by Brandenburg and ruled that if the Cirksena family were to die out, Brandenburg would inherit East Frisia. Based on this ruling, Prussia occupied East Frisia when the Cirksena died out in 1744.
Christian Everhard had always been sickly since childhood, and was therefore always accompanied on his travels by his personal physician, Eberhard Bacmeister. He died at a young age, like many Cirksena. He died in 1708 and was succeeded by his second son George Albert.
Prince Christian Everhard was married to Eberhadine Sophie of Oettingen-Oettingen (born: 16 August 1666; died 30 October 1700), a daughter of Albert Ernst I of Oettingen-Oettingen. The couple had the following children:
After the death of his first wife in 1701, he married Anna Juliana of Kleinau, Lady of Sandhorst (1674–1727). They had one daughter:
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