John II, Count Palatine of Simmern


Johann II was the Count Palatine of Simmern from 1509 until 1557.
Johann II was born in Simmern in 1492 as the eldest surviving son of Johann I, Count Palatine of Simmern. In 1508 he married Beatrix of Baden, daughter of Margrave Christoph I. He succeeded his father in 1509. Johann II allowed printing to be established in Simmern and was a patron of sculpture. He introduced the Reformation into Simmern which led to increased tensions with his neighbours, the Archbishoprics of Trier and Mainz.

Children

With Beatrix of Baden:
  1. Katherine Abbess in the Kumbd monastery
  2. Joanna Abbess in the Marienberg monastery near Boppard
  3. Ottilie Nun in Marienberg near Boppard
  4. Frederick III
  5. Brigitte Abbess of Neuburg monastery
  6. Georg
  7. Elizabeth
  8. Reichard
  9. Maria
  10. William
  11. Sabina : married to Lamoral, Count of Egmont
  12. Helena