Charles Theodore Otto, Prince of Salm

Salm

-Rivers:* Salm , in Germany, tributary to the river Moselle* Salm , in Belgium, tributary to the river Amblève-Places:*Salm , a historic principality with territories in present Germany, Belgium and France*partitions of the state...

, became Count of Salm-Salm in 1663.

He was the son of Leopold Philip Charles, fuerst of Salm, and his wife, Maria Anna of Bronckhorst

Bronckhorst

Bronckhorst is the name of a municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands. The municipality is the result of a merger of the former municipalities Hengelo, Hummelo en Keppel, Steenderen, Vorden and Zelhem, on 1 January 2005...

-Batenburg

Batenburg

Batenburg is a village in the municipality of Wijchen, in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located on the Meuse, about 15 km west of Nijmegen...

, a Dutch noblewoman from Gelderland

Gelderland

Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...

. His paternal grandmother, Christina of Croÿ-Havré, was herself a granddaughter of Anna of Lorraine

Anna of Lorraine

Anna of Lorraine was a French princess of the House of Lorraine. She was Princess of Orange by her first marriage to René of Châlon, and Duchess of Aarschot by her second marriage to Philippe II of Croÿ....

. Charles Theodore married Louise Marie von Simmern

Louise Marie von Simmern

Luise Marie of the Palatinate was a Bavarian princess who married the fuerst of Salm-Salm...

, daughter of Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern

Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern

Sir Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern KG was the sixth son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, of the House of Wittelsbach, the "Winter King" of Bohemia, and Elizabeth Stuart....

 and Anne Gonzaga, on 20 March 1671. They had one son, Louis Otto

Louis Otto, Prince of Salm

Louis Otto, Prince of Salm was the Count of Salm-Salm from 1701, the only son of Charles Theodore, Prince of Salm and Louise Marie of the Palatinate-Simmern. He died in Anhalt....

, and two daughters.

His living descendants include Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria

Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria

Infante Carlos of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria, KOGF, KGCHS is the son of Don Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria and Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma .-Biography:Infante Carlos is one of two claimants of the dignity of...

; and Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden

Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden

Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden (Bernhard Max Friedrich August Gustav Ludwig Kraft, born 27 May 1970 in Schloss Salem, Salem, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is the eldest son of Maximilian, Margrave of Baden and...

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