John IX of Salm-Kyrburg-Mörchingen | |
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Portrait of John IX of Salm by anonymous painter, first quarter of the 17th century, National Museum in Warsaw.
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Spouse(s) | Anna Catherine of Criechingen |
Noble family | House of Salm |
Father | Otto I of Salm-Kyrburg-Mörchingen |
Mother | Ottilie of Nassau-Weilburg |
Born | 1575 |
Died | 1623 |
John IX of Salm-Kyrburg-Mörchingen (1575–1623) was Wild- and Rhinegrave of Kyrburg and Count of Salm. He was the son of Otto I (1538–1607) and Ottilie of Nassau-Weilburg (1546-c. 1610). Many of his relatives served as soldiers in Swedish service, including his brother John Casimir of Salm-Kyrburg (1577–1651). Because of this, the family was often on the run during the Thirty Years' War.
He had since about 1593 married to Anna Catherine of Criechingen (d. 1638). They had the following children: