Countess Palatine Francisca Christina of Sulzbach (born May 16 1696 in Sulzbach; died: July 16 1776 in Essen) was the Princess-abbess of Essen Abbey and Thorn Abbey. She reigned Essen Abbey from 1726 to 1776 the longest of any Essen abbess Her reign was marked by disputes between the Abbey and the City which were caused by her counselors.She founded the Princess Francisca Christina Foundation which still maintains the orphanage she founded in Essen-Steele.
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birth date
1696-05-16
birth place
Sulzbach-Rosenberg
death date
1776-07-16, 1776-07-17
death place
Essen
parent
Landgravine Maria Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg, Theodore Eustace Count Palatine of Sulzbach
