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Stephen
Stephen
Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken
	Stefan, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken
Born	23 June 1385
Died	14 February 1459 (aged 73); Simmern
Noble family	Wittelsbach
Spouse(s)	Anna of Veldenz
Issue; Detail	Frederick I; Rupert; Louis I; John;
Father	Rupert of Germany
Mother	Elisabeth of Nuremberg

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.^[1]

Life

He was the son of King Rupert of Germany and his wife Elisabeth of Nuremberg. After the death of Rupert the Palatinate was divided between four of his surviving sons. Louis III received the main part, John received Palatinate-Neumarkt, Stephen received Palatinate-Simmern and Otto received Palatinate-Mosbach.

In 1410, Stephen married Anna of Veldenz, who died in 1439. After the death of Anna's father in 1444, Stephen also gained control of Veldenz and of the Veldenz share of Sponheim. In the same year, he also divided the country between his sons Frederick I, who became Count Palatine of Simmern, and Louis I, who became Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. In 1448 he succeeded to one part of Palatinate-Neumarkt and sold the other to his younger brother Otto^{[citation needed]}.

He was buried in the Schlosskirche (German: palace church), formerly the church of the Knights Hospitallers in Meisenheim^{[citation needed]}.

Family

Stefan of Simmern-Zweibrücken and Anna of Veldenz had issue:

Anne (1413 – 12 March 1455)
Margaret (1416 – 23 November 1426)
Frederick I (24 April 1417 – 29 November 1480)
Rupert (1420 – 17 October 1478)
Stephen (1421 – 4 September 1485) Canon in Strasbourg, Mainz, Cologne, Speyer and Liège
Louis I (1424 – 19 July 1489)
John (1429–1475), Archbishop of Magdeburg

Ancestry

Ancestors of Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken

16. Rudolf I of Bavaria

8. Adolf of the Rhine

17. Mechtild of Nassau

4. Rupert II of the Rhine

18. Louis VI of Oettingen

9. Irmengard of Oettingen

19. Agnes of Württemberg

2. Rupert of Germany

20. Frederick III of Sicily

10. Peter II of Sicily

21. Eleanor of Anjou

5. Beatrice of Sicily

22. Otto III of Carinthia

11. Elizabeth of Carinthia

23. Euphemia of Silesia-Liegnitz

1. Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern

24. Frederick IV of Nuremberg

12. John II of Nuremberg

25. Margarete of Görz

6. Frederick V of Nuremberg

26. Berthold VII of Henneberg-Schleusingen

13. Elisabeth of Henneberg

27. Adelheid of Hesse

3. Elisabeth of Nuremberg

28. Frederick I of Meissen

14. Frederick II of Meissen

29. Elisabeth of Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk

7. Elisabeth of Meissen

30. Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor

15. Matilda of Bavaria

31. Beatrice of Silesia

References

^ Ludwig Molitor: Vollständige Geschichte der ehemals pfalz-bayerischen Residenzstadt Zweibrücken, Zweibrücken 1885

German royalty
Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken House of Wittelsbach Born: 1385 Died: 1459
Regnal titles
Preceded by Rupert III	Count Palatine of Simmern 1410–1459	Succeeded by Frederick I
Preceded by Rupert III	Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 1410–1459	Succeeded by Louis I
Preceded by Frederick III	Count at Sponheim 1444–1444	Succeeded by Frederick I
Preceded by Frederick III	Count of Veldenz 1444–1444	Succeeded by Louis I