Background
Christian Augustus was born in Sulzbach in 1622 as the eldest son of Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach. He succeeded his father in 1632.
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Career
Christian Augustus was a tolerant ruler. In 1666 he permitted Jews to settle in the Duchy of Sulzbach. Under his rule, Sulzbach also became an intellectual centre and the site of a regionally significant printing industry.
Christian Augustus died in Sulzbach in 1708 and was buried in the Church of Street Maria in Sulzbach.
