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John II (21 March 1492 – 18 May 1557) was the Count Palatine of Simmern from 1509 until 1557. John II was born in Simmern in 1492 as the eldest surviving son of John I, Count Palatine of Simmern. In 1508 he married Beatrix of Baden, daughter of Margrave Christoph I. He succeeded his father in 1509.
- Joanna of Nassau-Saarbrücken
- 18 May 1557 (aged 65), Simmern
- 21 March 1492, Simmern
- John I, Count Palatine of Simmern
Mar 25, 2024 · Biography. Johann II, Count Palatine of Simmern, was the son of Johann I, Count Palatine of Simmern, and his wife Johanna of Nassau-Saarbrücken. He married Beatrix of Baden, daughter of Christoph I. von Baden, and they had 12 children: Katharina, abbess. Johanna, abbess. Ottilia, nun. Friedrich, Elector Palataine. Brigitta, abbess.
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- Beatrix (Baden) Von Baden
Counts Palatine of Simmern Simmern Castle 1648. Stefan 1410–1444; Frederick I 1444–1480; John I 1480–1509; John II 1509–1557; following Frederick, as II 1557–became Elector; Electors of the Palatinate. Frederick III 1559–1576; Louis VI 1576–1583; Frederick IV 1583–1610; Frederick V 1610–1623; Charles I Louis 1649–1680 ...
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- Charles II
- 1410; 613 years ago
- House of Wittelsbach
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John II (21 March 1492 – 18 May 1557) was the Count Palatine of Simmern from 1509 until 1557.John II was born in Simmern in 1492 as the eldest surviving son of John I, Count Palatine of Simmern. In 1508 he married Beatrix of Baden, daughter of Margrave Christoph I. He succeeded his father in 1509.
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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...
John II (21 March 1492 – 18 May 1557) was the Count Palatine of Simmern from 1509 until 1557. John II was born in Simmern in 1492 as the eldest surviving son of John I, Count Palatine of Simmern. In 1508 he married Beatrix of Baden, daughter of Margrave Christoph I. He succeeded his father in 1509.
John II was born in Simmern in 1492 as the eldest surviving son of John I, Count Palatine of Simmern. In 1508 he married Beatrix of Baden, daughter of Margrave Christopher I. He succeeded his father in 1509. John II allowed printing to be established in Simmern and was a patron of sculpture.
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