George (20 February 1518 – 17 May 1569) was the Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim

Palatinate-Simmern-Sponheim

Palatinate-Simmern-Sponheim was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based in the County Palatine of Simmern and the Palatinian portion of the County of Sponheim in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany....

 from 1559 until 1569.

George was born in 1518 to John II, Count Palatine of Simmern. In 1559 his elder brother Frederick

Frederick III, Elector Palatine

Frederick III of Simmern, the Pious, Elector Palatine of the Rhine was a ruler from the house of Wittelsbach, branch Palatinate-Simmern-Sponheim. He was a son of John II of Simmern and inherited the Palatinate from the childless Elector Otto-Henry, Elector Palatine in 1559...

 inherited the Electoral Palatinate and gave George his old territories inherited from his father in 1557. George married Elisabeth

Elisabeth of Hesse (1503–1563)

Elisabeth of Hesse was a Landgravine of Hesse by birth and by marriage Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken and later Countess Palatine of Simmern.- Life :...

 of Hesse

Hesse

Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...

, daughter of Landgrave William I, on 9 January 1541. George died in 1569 and was succeeeded in Simmern by his younger brother Richard

Richard, Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim

Richard was the Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim from 1569 until 1598.Richard was born in Simmern in 1521 to John II, Count Palatine of Simmern. In 1569 he succeeded his brother George as Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim. Richard died in Simmern in 1598...

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Children

With Elisabeth of Hesse

Elisabeth of Hesse (1503–1563)

Elisabeth of Hesse was a Landgravine of Hesse by birth and by marriage Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken and later Countess Palatine of Simmern.- Life :...

 (4 March 1503 - 4 January 1563)

1. John (c. 7 October 1541 - 28 January 1562)

George also had a mistress in Elisabeth of Rosenfeld and fathered two illegitimate children with her

1. Adam (c. 1565 - 1598)
2. George (c. 1566 - 1598)

Preceded by:	Frederick I	Succeeded by:
Frederick II Frederick III, Elector Palatine Frederick III of Simmern, the Pious, Elector Palatine of the Rhine was a ruler from the house of Wittelsbach, branch Palatinate-Simmern-Sponheim. He was a son of John II of Simmern and inherited the Palatinate from the childless Elector Otto-Henry, Elector Palatine in 1559...  of Palatinate-Simmern Palatinate-Simmern Palatinate-Simmern was one of the collateral lines of the Palatinate line of the House of Wittelsbach.The Palatinate line of the House of Wittelsbach was divided into four lines after the death of Rupert III in 1410, including the line of Palatinate-Simmern with its capital in Simmern. This line...	Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim Palatinate-Simmern-Sponheim Palatinate-Simmern-Sponheim was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based in the County Palatine of Simmern and the Palatinian portion of the County of Sponheim in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.... 1559 - 1569	Richard Richard, Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim Richard was the Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim from 1569 until 1598.Richard was born in Simmern in 1521 to John II, Count Palatine of Simmern. In 1569 he succeeded his brother George as Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim. Richard died in Simmern in 1598...