Countess Palatine Christina Magdalena of Kleeburg of the House of Wittelsbach, Margravine of Baden-Durlach.
Background
She was the daughter of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg and Princess Catherine of Sweden (a granddaughter of Gustav I of Sweden, making Christina a link between the house of Vasa and the later houses of Holstein-Gottorp and Bernadotte). Christina Magdalena was a sister of Charles X of Sweden, and grew up in Sweden. Christina Magdalena was born in Nykoping, Sweden, as her parents did not move to Germany until 1618, three years after their wedding.
Career
In 1622, the family moved back to Sweden to avoid the Thirty Years War. She accompanied Maria Eleonora to the King in Germany in 1631, and returned to Sweden with her in 1633. The last mentioned year, there was unsuccessful negotiations about a marriage to Bernard of Saxe-Weimar.
After the death of her mother in 1638, Christina Magdalena was asked by the Swedish parliament to contribute to the education of Maria Eleonora"s daughter, the later Queen Christina.
The same year, Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach visited Sweden. The wedding, held in Stockholm, was postponed until 30 November 1642 after a fire broke out at the ball before their designated wedding date on 26 November.
Her spouse applied for a position in the Swedish army, but the Swedish military did not wish to employ foreign princes, and therefore, the couple moved to Germany. Christina Magdalena became Margavine consort of Baden-Durlach when her spouse became Margrave in 1659.
She was widowed in 1662.
In Germany, Christina Magdalena was given a good judgement by her contemporaries and described as an "excellent" character. All Swedish kings from Adolf Frederick to Charles XIII descend from Christina Magdalena. The eight children of Frederick and Christina, including two ancestors of Swedish royal lines, were:
Friedrich Kasimir (1643–1644)
Christine (1645–1705)
∞ 1.
1665 Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1620–1667)
∞ 2.
1681 Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1646–1691)
Eleonore Katharine (*/† 1646)
Friedrich VII. Magnus (1647–1709), Margrave of Baden-Durlach
Charles Gustav of Baden-Durlach (1648–1703)
∞ 1677 Princess Anna Sophie of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1659–1742)
Katharine Barbara (1650–1733)
Johanna Elisabeth (1651–1680)
Friederike Eleonore (*/† 1658).