Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken

Stefan von Pfalz- Zweibrücken - simmering ( born June 23, 1385 † February 14, 1459 in simmering ) was Count Palatine and Duke of Palatinate -Zweibrücken - simmering. His father was the Elector and King Rupert of the Palatinate, his mother Elisabeth of Hohenzollern- Nuremberg.

Life and work

After the death of Rupert the Rhine Palatinate was divided on 3 October 1410 the four surviving sons. Ludwig was with the electoral dignity principal heir, Johann received Palatinate - Neumarkt, Stefan Palatinate -Zweibrücken - simmering and Otto Pfalz- Mosbach. In June 1410, Stefan had Anna of Veldenz married, daughter of Count Friedrich III. of Veldenz, with the Stefan life remained politically closely linked. Anna died on November 18, 1439 at Castle Guard home. After the death of Frederick III. inherited in 1444 Stefan's sons as heirs of their mother's county Veldenz ( the female succession was disputed by the Palatinate, which subsequently led to armed conflict ), and shares in the County of Sponheim. In the same year the sharing of dominion in Pfalz- simmering - Sponheim ( Friedrich ) and Palatinate -Zweibrücken - Veldenz ( Ludwig ) was decided by a treaty. Stefan inherited in 1448 a part of Palatinate - Neumarkt, but these sold to his brother Otto. Even otherwise, Stefan was keen to ensure the repayment of debt and Gebietsan and sales stable conditions.

1431 Stefan was confirmed by King Sigismund be coining money and used it to stamp gold coins and silver coins greater in its mints simmering and Home Guard.

1453 Stefan handed government business to his two sons secular and retired to Meis home. He died on a trip from there to simmering. Stefan was buried in the former German monastery church in Meis home.

Ludwig Molitor took the view that Stefan had resided in Zweibrücken, and explained this in detail: his residence, Stefan initially in Meis home, with his father. After the old Castle of the Counts in Two bridges can be produced in the same year he moved his residence to Zweibrücken. During his lifetime he was given the nickname The Zweibrücken. For the development of the urban community in Zweibrücken Stefan selecting the city main residence has provided significant impetus. A concern of his was the strengthening of the church being in the residence city that still had no separate parish and church belonged to Ixheim. In 1415 he traveled to the Council of Constance, where he acquired the permission to move the location outside the city Magdalene gutter Klostermarienberg stone in the walled city area. Through an exchange of letters with the antipope Felix V. Stefan finally reached the relocation of the parish Ixheimer to Zweibrücken, so on April 20, 1448, the first Zweibrücker minister took office.

Descendants from his marriage to Anna

  • Anna (1413-1455)
  • Margaret (1416-1426)
  • Frederick I (1417-1480), Count Palatine and Duke of simmering
  • Ruprecht (1420-1478), Bishop of Strasbourg
  • Stephan (1421-1485), provost of the cathedral of Cologne, Speyer, Mainz, Liege and other
  • Ludwig I (1424-1489), Count Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken
  • Johann (1429-1475), Bishop of Munster, archbishop of Magdeburg
Rupert, King of Germany Louis III, Elector Palatine John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt House of Palatinate-Neumarkt Otto I, Count Palatine of Mosbach Anna of Veldenz, Countess Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern Meisenheim Integrated Authority File
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