Reichard, Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim


Reichard was the Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim from 1569 until 1598.
Reichard was born in Simmern in 1521 to Johann II, Count Palatine of Simmern. In 1569 he succeeded his brother Georg as Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim. Reichard died in Simmern in 1598. Without any surviving children, Simmern-Sponheim was inherited by his great-nephew Frederick IV.

Marriage

Reichard married Juliane of Wied
  1. Katherine
  2. unnamed son
  3. unnamed son
Reichard married Emilie of Württemberg, daughter of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg, on 26 March 1578.
Reichard married Anne Margaret of Palatinate-Veldenz, daughter of Count Palatine Georg Johann I, on 14 December 1589.