Johann, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg explained
| John Charles August |
| Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg |
| House: | Leiningen |
| Father: | Count George William of Leiningen-Dagsburg |
| Mother: | Countess Anna Elisabeth of Daun-Falkenstein |
| Spouse: | Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1662 |
| Birth Place: | Broich Castle, Mülheim an der Ruhr |
| Death Place: | Broich Castle, Mülheim an der Ruhr |
Johann Karl August, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (; 19 March 1662 in Schloss Broich, Mülheim an der Ruhr – 13 November 1698 in Schloss Broich) was a German nobleman. By descent, he was Count of Leiningen and Dagsburg, by heritage, he was Lord of Broich and Bürgel.
Johann Karl August was a son of Count George William of Leiningen-Dagsburg (8 March 1636, Heidesheim am Rhein - 18 July 1672, Oberstein) and his wife, Countess Anna Elisabeth von Daun-Falkenstein (1 January 1636 - 4 June 1685, Schloss Broich), daughter of William Wirich, Count of Daun-Falkenstein (1613 - 1682) and Elisabeth von Waldeck-Wildungen (1610 - 1647).
Marriage and issue
On 13 December 1685 married at Babenhausen Castle with Johanna Magdalena (18 December 1660, Bischofsheim am Hohen Steg - 21 August 1715, Hanau), daughter of Johann Reinhard II of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1628–1666) and his wife, Anna Magdalena, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1640–1693). They had the following children:
- Anna Dorothea Charlotte (born 11 August 1687 at Broich Castle; died young)
- Alexandrine Katharine (21 August 1688, Broich Castle - November 1708)
- Sofie Magdalene (14 April 1691, Broich Castle - 18 March 1727); married firstly in September 1713 at Broich Castle with Johann Karl Ludwig of Salm-Grumbach (20 June 1686 Rheingrafenstein Castle - 21 October 1740), son of Count Friedrich Wilhelm of Salm-Grumbach (1644 - 1706) and his wife, Countess Luise of Leiningen (1654 - 1723)
- Marie Christine Felizitas (29 December 1692, Broich Castle - 3 June 1734, Eisenach); married firstly 4 December 1711 to Prince Christopher of Baden-Durlach (9 October 1684 at Karlsburg Castle - 2 May 1723 in Karlsruhe), son of Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1647 - 1709) and his wife, Princess Augusta Maria of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1649 - 1728); married secondly on 29 May 1727 Philippsruhe Castle John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (17 October 1666, Friedewald - 14 January 1729 in Eisenach), son of John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1634 - 1686) and his wife, Countess Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1626 - 1701)
- William Christian Reinhard (30 November 1693, Broich Castle - 1 December 1693)
- Christian Karl Reinhard (7 July 1695, Schloss Broich - 17 November 1766, Heidenheim); married on 27 November 1726 in Mettenheim with Katharina Polyxena of Solms-Rödelheim (30 January 1702, Rödelheim - 29 March 1765, Heidenheim, Germany), daughter Count Ludwig of Solms-Rödelheim (1664 - 1716) and his wife, Countess Charlotte Sibylle of Ahlefeldt-Rixinger (1672 - 1716)
- Johann Wilhelm Ludwig (5 April 1697, Schloss Broich - November 1742); married in 1730 to Sofie Eleonore (1710, Dabo - 19 June 1768), daughter of Count Leopold Emich of Leiningen (1685 - 1719) and his wife, Countess Charlotte Amalie of Leiningen (1682 - 1729)
