John I (15 May 1459 – 27 January 1509) was the Count Palatine of Simmern from 1480 until 1509.[1]
John I, Count Palatine of Simmern | |
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Born | 15 May 1459 |
Died | 27 January 1509 | (aged 49)
Noble family | House of Wittelsbach |
Spouse(s) | Joanna of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1464 - 1521) |
Issue Detail | John II |
Father | Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern |
Mother | Margaret of Guelders |
John was born in 1459 to Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern. He married Joanna of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1464 - 1521) the daughter of Johann II of Nassau-Saarbrücken on 29 September 1481. John died in Starkenburg in 1509 and was buried in Simmern.
Children
editWith Joanna of Nassau-Saarbrücken (14 April 1464 – 7 May 1521)
- Frederick (1490)
- John II (21 March 1492 – 18 May 1557)
- Frederick (1494–?)
References
edit- ^ Winfried Dotzauer: Geschichte des Nahe-Hunsrück-Raumes von den Anfängen bis zur Französischen Revolution, Franz Steiner Verlag, 2001