Richard, Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim
Encyclopedia
Richard was the Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim
from 1569 until 1598.
Richard was born in Simmern
in 1521 to John II, Count Palatine of Simmern. In 1569 he succeeded his brother George
as Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim. Richard died in Simmern in 1598. Without any surviving children, Simmern-Sponheim was inherited by his great-nephew Frederick IV
, Elector Palatine.
(c. 1545 - 30 April 1575, daughter of Count John IV, on 30 July 1569 and had several children:
Richard married Emilie of Württemberg
(19 August 1550 - 4 June 1589), daughter of Duke Christopher, on 26 March 1578.
Richard married Anne Margaret of Palatinate-Veldenz (17 January 1571 - 1 November 1621), daughter of Count Palatine John I, on 14 December 1589.
Palatinate-Simmern-Sponheim
Palatinate-Simmern-Sponheim was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based in the County Palatine of Simmern and the Palatinian portion of the County of Sponheim in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany....
from 1569 until 1598.
Richard was born in Simmern
Simmern
Simmern is a town of 8,000 inhabitants in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, the district seat of the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, and the seat of the like-named Verbandsgemeinde...
in 1521 to John II, Count Palatine of Simmern. In 1569 he succeeded his brother George
George, Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim
George was the Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim from 1559 until 1569.George was born in 1518 to John II, Count Palatine of Simmern. In 1559 his elder brother Frederick inherited the Electoral Palatinate and gave George his old territories inherited from his father in 1557...
as Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim. Richard died in Simmern in 1598. Without any surviving children, Simmern-Sponheim was inherited by his great-nephew Frederick IV
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine of the Rhine , only surviving son of Louis VI, Elector Palatine and Elisabeth of Hesse, called "Frederick the Righteous" .-Life:Born in Amberg, his father died in October 1583 and...
, Elector Palatine.
Marriage
Richard married Juliane of WiedWied
Wied was a County of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located on the river Wied where it meets the Rhine. Wied emerged as a County earlier than many other German states. From 1243–1462, Wied was united with an Isenburgian County as Isenburg-Wied. Wied was partitioned twice: between itself and...
(c. 1545 - 30 April 1575, daughter of Count John IV, on 30 July 1569 and had several children:
- Juliana (21 November 1571 - 4 February 1592)
- Katherine (10 May 1573 - 12 October 1576)
- unnamed son (1574)
- unnamed son (30 April 1575)
Richard married Emilie of Württemberg
Württemberg
Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....
(19 August 1550 - 4 June 1589), daughter of Duke Christopher, on 26 March 1578.
Richard married Anne Margaret of Palatinate-Veldenz (17 January 1571 - 1 November 1621), daughter of Count Palatine John I, on 14 December 1589.
Preceded by: |
Richard |
Succeeded by: |
|---|---|---|
| George George, Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim George was the Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim from 1559 until 1569.George was born in 1518 to John II, Count Palatine of Simmern. In 1559 his elder brother Frederick inherited the Electoral Palatinate and gave George his old territories inherited from his father in 1557... |
Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim Palatinate-Simmern-Sponheim Palatinate-Simmern-Sponheim was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based in the County Palatine of Simmern and the Palatinian portion of the County of Sponheim in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.... 1569 - 1598 |
Frederick IV Frederick IV, Elector Palatine Frederick IV, Elector Palatine of the Rhine , only surviving son of Louis VI, Elector Palatine and Elisabeth of Hesse, called "Frederick the Righteous" .-Life:Born in Amberg, his father died in October 1583 and... of the Electoral Palatinate |