Philip Joseph, Prince of Salm-Kyrburg

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Philip Joseph
Prince of Salm-Kyrburg
Born31 December 1709
Died1 January 1779 (aged 69)
Noble familyHouse of Salm
Spouse(s)Princess Maria Theresa van Hornes
FatherHendrik Gabriel Joseph of Salm-Kyrburg
MotherPrincess Maria Theresia de Croÿ

Philip Joseph, Prince of Salm-Kyrburg (1709–1779) was the first prince of Salm-Kyrburg, from 1743 to 1779.

Life and reign[edit]

Philip Joseph was the second son of Hendrik Gabriel Joseph of Salm-Kyrburg, regent of Salm-Kyrburg from 1696 to 1716, and his wife Princess Maria Theresia de Croÿ. He had an elder brother, John, and a sister, Henriëtte (who married Maximilian, Prince van Hornes, who already had two daughters from a previous marriage, the eldest of whom later married Philip Joseph).

The Salm-Mörchingen family lost the titles of "Wildgrave of Dhaun" and "Rhinegrave of Stein" in 1681, when they lacked a male successor.[citation needed] Salm-Kyrburg was from then on run by regents on their behalf. Philip Joseph reigned with his brother John from 1716. When Salm-Kyrburg again arose, this time as a principality, Philip Joseph became its first prince.

Marriage and issue[edit]

He married in 1742 to Princess Maria Theresa van Hornes (1725-1783), who was made her father's sole heir in 1763, with his titles and country estates thus passing to the princes of Salm-Kyrburg.[citation needed] Emanuel's other daughter, Princess Elisabeth of Hornes, widow of Gustaaf Adolf, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern and mother of Charles Edward Stuart's wife Louise, agreed to this without protest.[citation needed]

Philip Joseph and Maria Theresa had 10 children, including a pair of twins:

References[edit]

  1. ^ Inventaire après décès de Philippe, prince régnant de Salm-Kirbourg
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