Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern
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Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern (The Hague, 5 October 1625 – 10 March 1663, Paris) was a son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth of Bohemia.
On 24 April 1645, Edward married Anna Gonzaga (1616–1684). She was a daughter of Carlo I, Duke of Mantua and Catherine of Lorraine. Under her influence he converted to Catholicism.
Edward and Anna Gonzaga were parents of three children:
- Louisa Mary (23 July 1647 – 11 March 1679). Married Charles Theodore, Prince of Salm.
- Anne Henriette (23 July 1648 – 23 February 1723). Married Henry III, Prince of Condé.
- Benedicta-Henrietta (14 March 1652 – 12 August 1730). Married John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
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Categories: House of Palatinate-Simmern | People from South Holland | German nobility | Knights of the Garter | Protestant converts to Catholicism | German Roman Catholics | Former Protestants | Converts to Roman Catholicism | Calvinist converts to Catholicism | 1625 births | 1663 deaths | German royalty stubs
