John II (21 March 1492 – 18 May 1557) 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 1509 until 1557.Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 10, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-428-00191-5 John II was born 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 1492 as the eldest surviving son of

John I, Count Palatine of Simmern John I (15 May 1459 – 27 January 1509) was the Count Palatine of Simmern 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 i ...

. In 1508 he married

Beatrix of Baden Beatrix of Baden (22 January 1492 – 4 April 1535) was a margravine (wife of a margrave) of Baden by birth and by marriage and a Countess Palatine of Simmern. She was a daughter of Christoph I, Margrave of Baden and Ottilie of Katzenelnboge ...

, daughter of Margrave Christoph I. He succeeded his father in 1509. John II allowed printing to be established in Simmern and was a patron of sculpture. He introduced the

Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...

into Simmern which led to increased tensions with his neighbours, the Archbishoprics of Trier and

Mainz Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-west, with Ma ...

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Katherine Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christ ...

(27 March 1510 – 22 March 1572) Abbess in the Kumbd monastery #

Joanna Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from he, יוֹחָנָה, translit=Yôḥānāh, lit=God is gracious. Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice ...

(1 July 1512 – 2 February 1581) Abbess in the Marienberg monastery near Boppard #Ottilie (4 November 1513 – 6 September 1553) Nun in Marienberg near Boppard # Frederick III (14 February 1515 – 26 October 1576) # Brigitte (18 August 1516 – 13 April 1562) Abbess of Neuburg monastery # Georg (20 February 1518 – 17 May 1569) #

Elizabeth Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (sch ...

(13 February 1520 – 18 February 1564) # Reichard (25 July 1521 – 13 January 1598) #Maria (29 April 1524 – 29 May 1576) #William (24 July 1526 – 9 March 1527) #

Sabina Sabina may refer to: Places and jurisdictions * Sabina (region), region and place in Italy, and hence: * the now Suburbicarian Diocese of Sabina (-Poggio Mirteto), Italy * Magliano Sabina, city, Italy * Pozzaglia Sabina, city, Italy *Fara Sab ...

(13 June 1528 – 19 June 1578): married to Lamoral, Count of Egmont # Helena (13 June 1532 – 5 February 1579)

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