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Stephen of Simmern-Zweibrücken (German: Stefan Pfalzgraf von Simmern-Zweibrücken) (23 June 1385 – 14 February 1459, Simmern) was Count Palatine of Simmern and Zweibrücken from 1410 until his death in 1459.
Palatine Zweibrücken was established as a separate principality in 1459, when Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken divided his territory, Palatinate-Simmern and Zweibrücken, between his two sons. The younger son, Louis I, received the County of Zweibrücken and the County of Veldenz.
Stephen (German: Stefan) (23 June 1385 - 14 February 1459) was the Count Palatine of Simmern and Zweibrücken from 1410 until 1459. Stephen was born in 1385 as the fifth son of King Rupert III, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth of Nuremberg.
The House of Palatinate-Neuburg line inherited the Electorate. The founder of the line Simmern, Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken is also the founder of the cadet branch House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken and its cadet branches.
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Nov 8, 2020 · Stefan, Count Palatine of Simmern and Zweibrücken, was the son of Ruprecht III, Count Palatine of the Rhine, and his wife Elisabeth von Nürnberg [1] . He married Anna von Veldenz, heiress of Veldenz in 1409, and had issue. Anna (1413 – 12 March 1455) Margarethe (1416 – 23 November 1426) Else (1420–1480), married to Michael von Corvey.
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Stephen of Simmern-Zweibrücken (German: Stefan Pfalzgraf von Simmern-Zweibrücken) (23 June 1385 – 14 February 1459, Simmern) was Count Palatine of Simmern and Zweibrücken from 1410 until his death in 1459.
Stephen of Simmern-Zweibrücken (German: Stefan Pfalzgraf von Simmern-Zweibrücken) (23 June 1385 – 14 February 1459, Simmern) was Count Palatine of Simmern and Zweibrücken from 1410 until his death in 1459. He was the son of King Rupert of Germany and his wife Elisabeth of Nuremberg. After the death of Rupert the Palatinate was divided ...
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