Richard (25 July 1521 - 13 January 1598) was the Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim from 1569 until 1598. Richard was born in Simmern in 1521 to John II, Count Palatine of Simmern. In 1569 he succeeded his brother George as Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim. Richard died in Simmern in 1598. Without any surviving children, Simmern-Sponheim was inherited by his great-nephew Frederick IV, Elector Palatine.