Person:Francisca Christina of the Palatinate-Sulzbach (1)

Francisca Christina of the Palatinate-Sulzbach
b.16 May 1696
d.16 Jul 1776
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Name Francisca Christina of the Palatinate-Sulzbach
Gender Female
Birth[1] 16 May 1696
Death[1] 16 Jul 1776
Reference Number? Q92439?


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Countess Palatine Francisca Christina of Sulzbach (born 16 May 1696 in Sulzbach; died: 16 July 1776 in Essen) was the Princess-abbess of Essen Abbey and Thorn Abbey. She led Essen Abbey from 1726 to 1776, the longest of any Essen abbess. Her tenure 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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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Francisca Christina of the Palatinate-Sulzbach, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.