John I (15 May 1459 – 27 January 1509) was the

Count Palatine of Simmern The House of Palatinate-Simmern () was a Germany, German-Bavaria, Bavarian cadet branch of the House of Wittelsbach. The house was one of the collateral lineages of the Electoral Palatinate, Palatinate. It became the main branch in 1559. The Pala ...

from 1480 until 1509.Winfried Dotzauer: Geschichte des Nahe-Hunsrück-Raumes von den Anfängen bis zur Französischen Revolution, Franz Steiner Verlag, 2001 John was born in 1459 to

Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern 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 ...

. He married Joanna of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1464 - 1521) the daughter of

Johann II of Nassau-Saarbrücken Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name '' Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" ...

on 29 September 1481. John died in

Starkenburg Starkenburg is an historical region in the States of Germany, State of Hesse, Germany, comprising the area south of the Main (river), Main River and east of the Rhine, around the regional capital Darmstadt. Geography The region is named after ...

in 1509 and was buried in Simmern.

Children

With Joanna of Nassau-Saarbrücken (14 April 1464 – 7 May 1521) #Frederick (1490) #

John II John II may refer to: People * John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (1455–1499) * John II Casimir Vasa of Poland (1609–1672) * John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch (died 1302) * John II Doukas of Thessaly (1303–1318) * John II Komnenos (1087–114 ...

(21 March 1492 – 18 May 1557) #Frederick (1494–?)

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John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

House of Wittelsbach 1459 births 1509 deaths