Countess Palatine Dorothea Catherine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
Countess Palatine Dorothea Catherine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler was a Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler by birth and, by marriage, Countess of Nassau-Ottweiler.Life
Dorothea Catherine was born in Bischweiler, a daughter of the Count Palatine Christian I of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler from his first marriage with Magdalene Catherine, daughter of the Count Palatine John II of Zweibrücken.
She married in 1649 in Bischweiler with Count John Louis of Nassau-Ottweiler, the founder of the line Nassau-Ottweiler.
After her husband's death Dorothea Catherine lived on her widow seat, Neunkirchen Castle near Ottweiler and was active in charity. She supported the construction and maintenance of a hospital in Ottweiler by contributing substantial financial resources. She died in Neunkirchen.Issue
From her marriage, Dorothea Catherine had the following children:
