B ern burg ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁Elizabeth ▁of ▁Pal at inate - Z we ibr ücken , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Frederick , ▁Count ▁Pal at ine ▁of ▁Zwe ibr ücken . ▁ ▁Ex cluded ▁from ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁princip ality ▁of ▁An halt - B ern burg ▁after ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁prim ogen iture , ▁Leb recht ▁acquired ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 7 ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Belle ben , ▁Ho ym , ▁Re inst ed t , ▁and ▁F rose ▁as ▁compens ation . ▁When ▁his ▁father ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 8 , ▁Leb recht ▁also ▁inherited ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ze itz . ▁ ▁Mar ri ages ▁and ▁Issue ▁ ▁First ▁marriage ▁By ▁a ▁contract ▁made ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 6 9 0 ▁between ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁Elisabeth ▁Charlotte ▁Mel ander , ▁Count ess ▁of ▁Holz app el , ▁Leb recht ▁was ▁bet ro th ed ▁to ▁Charlotte ▁( b . ▁Sch aum burg , ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 1 6 7 3 ▁- ▁d . ▁Bern burg , ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 1 7 0 0 ), ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁surv iving ▁daughters ▁of ▁the ▁Count ess ▁with ▁her ▁late ▁husband , ▁Ad olph , ▁Prince ▁of ▁N ass au - Sch aum burg . ▁Under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁that ▁contract , ▁Charlotte ▁was ▁declared ▁the ▁sole ▁he ir ess ▁of ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Holz app el ▁( which ▁included ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Holz app el ▁and ▁Charlot ten berg ) ▁and