Biography
Simon was a son of Simon III of Commercy, Simon III? of Commercy (d.c. 1247) and grandson of Gaucher I :fr:Gaucher Ier de Broyes-Commercy, (fr) (c.1185 - 1244/48), Seigneur of Broyes-Commercy, who was succeeded by Simon III's brother Gaucher II in Commercy, while Hugues, the elder brother of Gaucher I, had Broyes :fr:Liste des seigneurs de Broyes, (fr) from their mother Agnès of Broyes (c.1175 - a. 1248). It is not clear if Simon III actually was a Seigneur of Commercy, but at least the title came to his descendants. Simon's mother was Mathilde (c.1224 - 1276), Countess of Saarbrücken from 1270, daughter of Simon III, Count of Saarbrücken, Simon III (c. 1180–1243), County of Saarbrücken, Count of Saarbrücken with Lauretta of Upper Lorraine (1195 - a.1226). The County of Saarbrücken was given to the eldest sister Loretta (d.1270), with the others getting a share, but at her death the title went to Mathilde. As a widow Mathilde remarried in c.1248 to Amadeus :fr:Amédée III de Montfaucon, (fr) (d. 1280), French nobility, Seigneur (lord) of Montfaucon, Doubs, Montfaucon and had more children. Simon's sister Laure (d. 1275), married John, Count of Chalon, Jean "the old" (1190–1267), Count of Chalon, Sire of Salins-les-Bains, Salins, regent of the County of Burgundy, and had several children, including Jean Ier de Chalon-Arlay, Jean I of Châlon-Arlay. Simon married twice and founded the House of Saarbrücken-Commercy :fr:Seigneurie de Commercy, (fr), having both fiefs as inheritance in 1274.Marriage and issue
In 1265 Simon married Elisabeth (or Marguerite?) of Broyes-Commercy (1248? - 1303?), daughter or granddaughter of his uncle Gaucher II of Broyes-Commercy :fr:Seigneurie de Commercy, (fr) (d. 1308), married to Marguerite of Bellevesvre (c. 1225 - a. 1308). These had two known children, Jeanne-Agnès (c. 1250 - b. 1324) and Marguerite who married Richard of House of Monnet, Monnet. Simon and his wife had one known child: * (b. 1265 - 1341/42), who succeeded as Count of Saarbrücken. Jean also succeeded Simon as Seigneur of Commercy, already in 1297. **Jean married Mahaut/Mathilde of , daughter of Gobert VII :fr:Maison d'Aspremont, (fr) (d. 1279) and had possibly (records vary) the following children: ***Simon (d. 1325), married 1309 Margarethe of Savoy (d. 1313), daughter of Louis I of Vaud. Their son was John II, Count of Saarbrücken, Johann/Jean II (c. 1310 - c. 1380), who succeeded Jean I in 1342, in Saarbrücken and 1326 in the part of Commercy called "Saarbrücken" or "Château bas" (as "Jean IV"), and married Ghislette of Bar, Meuse, Bar (granddaughter of Theobald II, Count of Bar) and had one daughter, Johanna of Saarbrücken, Johanna who married John I, Count of Nassau-Weilburg (1309 – 1371), and had several children. Formally she succeeded briefly as Countess of Saarbrücken, and as regent of Count of Nassau-Weilburg, Nassau-Weilburg. ***Jeanne (d. 1375/76), married to Gerhard VII, Herr of Blankenheim :de:Burg Blankenheim, (de) (1341 - 1377). ***Marguerite, married to Louis III of Cossonay :fr:Famille de Cossonay, (fr) (d. 1394), French nobility, Sire of Bercher, but with no children recorded. ***Agnes (d.b. 1337), married to Simon II, Count of Zweibrücken :de:Simon II. von Zweibrücken, (de) (d. 1311/12). They had two children. ***Mahaut/Mathilde, married Johann III, Lord of Lichtenberg :fr:Seigneurie de Lichtenberg, (fr) (d.c. 1324). Secondly she married 1334 to Simon I, Count of Salm :de:Stammliste des Hauses Salm, (de) (d. 1346). ***Pierre/Peter ***Jean/Johann II of Commercy :fr:Jean II de Sarrebruck-Commercy, (fr) (d.b. 1344), Seigneur of the rest of the estate, "Château haut", Sire of Commercy and Venizy. In 1335 he married Alix, (c. 1310 - a. 1358), French nobility, Dame of Venizy and Briquenay, Brequenay, daughter of Guillaume of Joinville, Haute-Marne, Joinville (Briquenay) and Béatrice de Brienne, and had about seven children, including Jean III of Sarrebruck-Commercy :fr:Jean III de Sarrebruck-Commercy, (fr) (d.c. 1384). **Jean's second marriage with Marguerite, (d. 1342), French nobility, Dame of Bosjean, daughter of Eudes V of House of Grancey, Grancey rendered childless. In 1269 Simon remarried, to Mathilde/Mahaut, (d. 1285), daughter of Simon III? of Sexfontaines (d.c. 1238) and Elisabeth of Jonvelle, daughter of Guy III of Jonvelle (d.a. 1175). They had three known children: * Laure, (b. 1323), married in 1302 to Anseau of Joinville :fr:Anseau de Joinville, (fr) (1265 - 1343), son of Jean of Joinville :fr:Jean de Joinville, (fr) (c. 1224 - 1317), and grandson of Simon of Joinville, Simon, lord of Joinville :fr:Simon de Joinville, (fr) (d. 1233) with Beatrix of Auxonne :fr:Béatrice d'Auxonne, (fr) (1195 - 1261). They had one child: **Jeanne, Dame of Rimaucourt. She married twice, to Aubert VII of Hangest :fr:Famille de Hangest, (fr) (d. 1338), Seigneur of Villequier-Aumont, Genlis, having one son that died as a child, and secondly Jean I of Noyers (1323-1361), Count of Joigny :fr:Joigny#Comte de Joigny pair de France et de Champagne, (fr). His son Jean II succeeded him. * Johanna/Jeanne, (b. 1327), French nobility, Dame de , married to Jacques of Vaudémont (d. 1299), Seigneur of House of Blainville, Blainville and Bettingen, son of Henri I of Vaudémont :fr:Henri Ier de Vaudémont, (fr). Their daughter was: ** Marguerite (d.c. 1344), who married firstly Johann of House of Salm, Salm :de:Stammliste des Hauses Salm, (de) (d. 1313) and secondly (b. 1319) Guillaume of Vienne, Isère, Vienne, Seigneur of Longwy and Bettingen (d.c. 1344). * Agnès, (b. 1282 - b. 1349), married to Eberhard I, German nobility, Herr of Zweibrücken-Bitsch (d.b. 1321), son of Heinrich II :de:Heinrich II. (Zweibrücken), (de), County of Zweibrücken, Count of Zweibrücken. They had at least: **Simon I/II, of German nobility, Herr of Zweibrücken-Bitsch [c. 1310 - c. 1355). He married Anna (Agnes) of Lichtenberg (c. 1329? - c. 1377), daughter of Johann ("Hannemann") II of Lichtenberg :fr:Seigneurie de Lichtenberg, (fr) (1273? - 1366).Ancestry
Notes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simon IV, Count Of Saarbrucken Counts of Saarbrücken Year of birth uncertain 13th-century births 1308 deaths 13th-century German nobility 14th-century German nobility 13th-century French nobility 14th-century French nobility