John II, Count Palatine of Simmern

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John II, Count Palatine of Simmern
Simmern
Noble familyHouse of Palatinate-Simmern (House of Wittelsbach)
Spouse(s)Beatrix of Baden
Issue
Detail
FatherJohn I, Count Palatine of Simmern
MotherJoanna of Nassau-Saarbrücken

John II (21 March 1492 – 18 May 1557) was the

Count Palatine of Simmern from 1509 until 1557.[1]

John II was born in

Mainz
.

Children

With Beatrix of Baden:

  1. Katherine (27 March 1510 – 22 March 1572) Abbess in the Kumbd monastery
  2. Joanna (1 July 1512 – 2 February 1581) Abbess in the Marienberg monastery near Boppard
  3. Ottilie (4 November 1513 – 6 September 1553) Nun in Marienberg near Boppard
  4. Frederick III (14 February 1515 – 26 October 1576)
  5. Brigitte (18 August 1516 – 13 April 1562) Abbess of Neuburg monastery
  6. Georg (20 February 1518 – 17 May 1569)
  7. Elizabeth (13 February 1520 – 18 February 1564)
  8. Reichard (25 July 1521 – 13 January 1598)
  9. Maria (29 April 1524 – 29 May 1576)
  10. William (24 July 1526 – 9 March 1527)
  11. Sabina (13 June 1528 – 19 June 1578): married to Lamoral, Count of Egmont
  12. Helena (13 June 1532 – 5 February 1579)

References

  1. ^ Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 10, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-428-00191-5
John II, Count Palatine of Simmern
Born: 21 March 1492 Died: 18 May 1557
German nobility
Preceded by
Count Palatine of Simmern

1509–1557
Succeeded by
Frederick II