Palatinate-Simmern and Zweibrücken

Counties Palatine of Simmern and Zweibrücken
Pfalzgrafschaft Simmern und Zweibrücken
State of the Holy Roman Empire
1410–1459
Capital		Zweibrücken
Government		Principality
Historical era		Middle Ages
•	Partitioned from     Electoral Palatinate	1410
•	Acquired Veldenz	1444
•	Inheritance partitioned	1444
•	Partitioned in twain on     death of Stephen	1459
Preceded by Succeeded by Electoral Palatinate Palatinate-Zweibrücken County of Veldenz Palatinate-Simmern Palatinate-Zweibrücken

Palatinate-Simmern and Zweibrücken was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based in the Simmern and Zweibrücken in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Palatinate-Simmern and Zweibrücken was created in 1410 out of the partition of the Palatinate after the death of King Rupert III for his son Stephen. In 1444 the County of Veldenz was added to the state but later in the year he partitioned his territories between his sons Frederick (who received Simmern) and Louis (who received Zweibrücken and Veldenz). In 1448 he inherited half the territories of Palatinate-Neumarkt but sold them to Palatinate-Mosbach.

Count Palatine

• Stephen, 1410–59