Philip Joseph, Prince of Salm-Kyrburg


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

Life and reign

He 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.
The Salm-Mörchingen family lost the titles of "Wildgrave of Dhaun" and "Rhinegrave of Stein" in 1681, when they lacked a male successor. 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

He married in 1742 to Princess Maria Theresa van Hornes, who was made her father's sole heir in 1794, with his titles and country estates thus passing to the princes of Salm-Kyrburg. Emanuel's other daughter, Princess Elisabeth van Hornes, widow of Gustaaf Adolf, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern and mother of Charles Edward Stuart's wife Louise, agreed to this without protest.
Philip Joseph and Maria Theresa had 10 children, including a pair of twins: