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Sabina of Palatinate-Simmern

Sabina of Palatinate-Simmern (; 1528–1578), also known as Sabina of Bavaria, was the daughter of John II, Count Palatine of Simmern and Beatrix of Baden.

Marriage

In 1544 she married Lamoral, Count of Egmont with whom she had twelve children. When her husband was arrested and accused of treason in 1567, she wrote a letter to King Philip II, the King of Spain, to plead for his release. Her letter did not change her husband's fate and he was decapitated in the following year.

Children

Her three sons were :

  • Philip (1558–1590), 5th Count of Egmont, Order of the Golden Fleece, married to Maria van Horne, no issue
  • Lamoral (1565–1617), 6th Count of Egmont, married to Marie de Pierrevive, no issue
  • Charles (1567–1620), 7th Count of Egmont, married to Marie de Lens, Lady of Aubigny. Had issue.

Widowhood

After her death in 1578, she was buried next to her husband in Egmont's crypt at the Church of the Assumption of Our Lady in Zottegem.

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