Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont, also called Anne of the Palatinate, was a princess of the Bavarian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire and first wife of Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont.
Background
Anne Christine was born a Countess Palatine of Sulzbach. She was the daughter of Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1659–1733), a member of the house of Wittelsbach, and Maria Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg, daughter of William, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg.
Career
She died during childbirth at the age of 19. Her older sister Francisca Christina was Abbess of the prestigious Essen Abbey. He was the second son of Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy, King of Sardinia and Anne Marie d"Orléans and had been heir apparent to the Savoyard throne since 1715 at the death of Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont.
The following year, she gave birth to a son who was created the Duke of Aosta.
She died a few days later on 12 March 1723 at the age of nineteen in Turin. She was the sister of Joseph Charles Emmanuel, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1694–1729) and Johann Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1700–1733), father of Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria.
Her only child died in 1725 in his second year, thus she left no direct descendants. She was buried at Turin Cathedral and was moved to the Basilica of Superga in Turin in 1786.
Prince Vittorio Amedeo Theodore of Savoy (7 March 1723 – 11 August 1725), died in infancy.
Buried at Superga. Titles and styles
5 February 1704 – 15 March 1722 Her Serene Highness Countess Palatine Anne Christine of Sulzbach
15 March 1722 – 12 March 1723 Her Royal Highness The Princess of Piedmont.