Countess Palatine Helena of Simmern

Countess Palatine Helena of Simmern
Helena of Simmern by Hans Besser
Born(1532-06-13)13 June 1532
Died5 February 1579(1579-02-05) (aged 46)
Schwarzenfels Castle
Noble familyHouse of Wittelsbach
Spouse(s)Philip III, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg
FatherJohn II, Count Palatine of Simmern
MotherBeatrice of Baden
St. Mary's Church Hanau, coats of arms of Count Philip III and countess Helena at the Church of St. Mary in Hanau. It has suffered severe environmental damage
Epitaph of Count Philip III of Hanau-Münzenberg and his wife, Helena of Simmern, in St. Mary's Church in Hanau

Countess Palatine Helena of Simmern (13 June 1532 – 5 February 1579 at Schwarzenfels Castle in Sinntal ) was the daughter of Count Palatine and Duke John II of Simmern and his wife, Margravine Beatrice of Baden. She was Countess of Hanau-Münzenberg by marriage.