Georg, Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Georg, Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim

German noble

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1518

Date of Death: 17-May-1569

Profession: military personnel, canon

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Georg, Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim

  • Georg (20 February 1518 – 17 May 1569) was the Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim from 1559 until 1569. George was born in 1518 to Johann II, Count Palatine of Simmern.
  • In 1559 his elder brother Frederick inherited the Electorate of the Palatinate and gave George his old territories inherited from his father in 1557.
  • George married Elisabeth of Hesse, daughter of Landgrave Wilhelm I, on 9 January 1541.
  • George died in 1569 and was succeeded in Simmern by his younger brother Reichard.

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