Frederick I, the Hunsrücker (German: Friedrich I.; 19 November 1417 – 29 November 1480) was the

Count Palatine of Simmern Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

from 1459 until 1480. Frederick was born in 1417 to

Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken Stephen of Simmern-Zweibrücken (german: link=no, 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.Ludwig Molitor: Vollständi ...

and his wife, Anna of Veldenz. In 1444 his father partitioned his territories between Frederick and his younger brother

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. Frederick married Margaret of Guelders, daughter of Duke Arnold, on 16 August 1454. Frederick died in

Simmern Simmern (; officially Simmern/Hunsrück) is a town of roughly 7,600 inhabitants (2013) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, the district seat of the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, and the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Simmern-Rheinböllen. In the Rhinelan ...

in 1480 and was buried in the

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Abbey of Ravengiersburg.

Children

With Margaret (1436 – 15 August 1486), daughter of

Arnold, Duke of Guelders Arnold of Egmond (14 July 1410 – 23 February 1473) was Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen. Life Arnold was born in Egmond-Binnen, North Holland, the son of John II of Egmond and Maria van Arkel. On 11 July 1423, Arnold, still a boy, su ...

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