Countess Palatine Francisca Christina of Sulzbach
Noble person
1696 – 1776
Who was Countess Palatine Francisca Christina of Sulzbach?
Countess Palatine Francisca Christina of Sulzbach was the Princess-abbess of Essen Abbey and Thorn Abbey. She reigned Essen Abbey from 1726 to 1776, the longest of any Essen abbess Her reign was marked by disputes between the Abbey and the City, which were caused by her counselors.
She founded the Princess Francisca Christina Foundation, which still maintains the orphanage she founded in Essen-Steele. Her father was Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach and her mother was Landgravine Maria Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg.
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- Born
- May 16, 1696
Sulzbach-Rosenberg - Parents
- Died
- Jul 16, 1776
Essen
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on July 23, 2013
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