Simon III (Sponheim-Kreuznach)
Simon III (* after 1330; † August 30, 1414 ) was the last ruling count of the front county of Sponheim from the Sponheim-Kreuznach line and by marriage Count von Vianden .
Live and act
Simon III was the only son of Count Walram . Simon Maria von Vianden married as early as 1348 and thus brought the Sponheim-Kreuznach house with the city and county of Vianden an important territorial acquisition. In 1371 Simon was imprisoned for several years, which he could only leave after paying a large ransom. Due to the early death of his son Walram, the Counts of Sponheim-Kreuznach died out in the male line. Simon III was buried in the choir of the parish church of Kreuznach . His grave inscription, which has now been lost, was still there in 1839.
progeny
- Walram († 1382)
- Maria († 1373)
- Elisabeth († 1417), ∞ I) Count Engelbert III. von der Mark († 1391), ∞ II) Elector Ruprecht Pipan of the Palatinate († 1397)
literature
- Winfried Dotzauer: History of the Nahe-Hunsrück area from the beginnings to the French Revolution , Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart, 2001, ISBN 3-515-07878-9 (reading sample online at Google Books )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cf. Regest of a document by Jacob I of Baden and Friedrich III. von Veldenz from 1437 ( digitized at Regesta Imperii Online); Eberhard J. Nikitsch: Bad Kreuznach, Evang. Pauluskirche, No. 110 † , DI 34, 1993 ( German inscriptions online at www.inschriften.net).
- ↑ Cf. Eberhard J. Nikitsch: Bad Kreuznach, Evang. Pauluskirche, No. 108 † , DI 34, 1993 ( German inscriptions online at www.inschriften.net)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Walram |
Count of Sponheim 1380-1414 |
Elisabeth |
| Henry II |
Count of Vianden (de iure uxoris ) 1348–1414 |
Elisabeth |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Simon III |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Vianden and the front county of Sponheim |
| DATE OF BIRTH | after 1330 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 30, 1414 |