John I, Count Palatine of Simmern

John I, Count Palatine of Simmern
Born	15 May 1459
Died	27 January 1509(1509-01-27) (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 I (15 May 1459 – 27 January 1509) was the Count Palatine of Simmern from 1480 until 1509.[1]

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

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

1. Frederick (1490)
2. John II (21 March 1492 – 18 May 1557)
3. Frederick (1494–?)

References

1. Winfried Dotzauer: Geschichte des Nahe-Hunsrück-Raumes von den Anfängen bis zur Französischen Revolution, Franz Steiner Verlag, 2001

John I, Count Palatine of Simmern House of Wittelsbach Born: 15 May 1459 Died: 27 January 1509
German nobility
Preceded by Frederick I	Count Palatine of Simmern 1480–1509	Succeeded by John II