He married
Loretta of
Salm in 1315. He may have ruled the
county of Sponheim alongside his father,
John II, Count of Sponheim-Starkenburg, for a brief while; however, he pre-deceased his father by five months. His father John II was succeeded by his grandson (the son of Henry II),
John III who was, however, only nine years old at his grandfathers death. For the following seven years, 1324–1331, his mother,
Loretta of Sponheim, acted as his regent.
Children •
John III (1315-1398), married September 1331 Mechthild von der Pfalz • Henry, Stiftsherr (Canon) of Strassburg and Aachen. • Gottfried, Archdeacon of
Longuyon (died 1396)