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Frederick I, the Hunsrücker (German: Friedrich I.; 19 November 1417 – 29 November 1480) was the Count Palatine of Simmern from 1459 until 1480. Frederick was born in 1417 to Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken and his wife, Anna of Veldenz.
- 19 November 1417
- Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken
- 29 November 1480 (aged 63), Simmern
- Anna of Veldenz
The house of Palatine-Simmern, in the person of the 1st elector, Frederick III, were staunch Calvinists. Frederick III was a devout convert to Calvinism, and made the Reformed confession the official religion of his domain by overseeing the composition and promulgation of the Heidelberg Catechism.
- Germany
- Charles II
- 1410; 613 years ago
- House of Wittelsbach
- Counts Palatine of Lotharingia, 915–1085
- Counts Palatine of The Rhine, 1085–1214
- The Palatinate Under The Wittelsbach: The Electoral Dignity
- Later History
The Palatinate emerged from the County Palatine of Lotharingiawhich came into existence in the 10th century. 1. Wigeric of Lotharingia, count of the Bidgau (c.915/916–922) 2. Godfrey, count of the Jülichgau (c. 940)
From c.1085, after the death of the last Ezzonian count palatine, Herman II of Lotharingia, the Palatinate lost its military importance in Lotharingia. The territorial authority of the count palatine was reduced to his counties along the Rhine, henceforth called the County Palatine of the Rhine. 1. Heinrich II of Laach1085–95 2. Siegfried of Ballen...
On the marriage of the Welf heiress Agnes in the early 13th century, the territory passed to the Wittelsbach dukes of Bavaria, who were also counts palatine of Bavaria.During a later division of territory among the heirs of Duke Louis II of Upper Bavaria in 1294, the elder branch of the Wittelsbachs came into possession of both the Rhenish Palatina...
Following the great restorations of 1815, the Lower Palatinate (albeit without any prince-elector role) was restored as one of eight Bavarian Districts. After World War II the American Military Government of Germany took the Lower Palatinate from Bavaria and merged it with neighbouring territories to form a new state called Rhineland-Palatinate (Ge...
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Frederick I, the Hunsrücker (German: Friedrich I.; 19 November 1417 – 29 November 1480) was the Count Palatine of Simmern from 1459 until 1480.
Frederick I (German: Friedrich I.) (19 November 1417 - 29 November 1480) was the Count Palatine of Simmern from 1444 until 1480. Frederick was born in 1417 to Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern and Zweibrücken.
Frederick I, the Hunsrücker (German: Friedrich I.) (19 November 1417 – 29 November 1480) was the Count Palatine of Simmern from 1459 until 1480. Frederick was born in 1417 to Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern and Zweibrücken and his wife, Anna of Veldenz.
Frederick I, the Hunsrücker (German: Friedrich I.; 19 November 1417 – 29 November 1480) was the Count Palatine of Simmern from 1459 until 1480. Frederick was born in 1417 to Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken and his wife, Anna of Veldenz.
