Bernhard of Nassau-Beilstein

Bernhard von Nassau-Beilstein (* around 1479/1485 in Liebenscheid ; † May 10, 1556 there ) was co-ruler of the county of Nassau-Beilstein from May 1499 until the end of his life . At the same time he was Landdroste of the Duchy of Westphalia .

Life

Bernhard was born the third son of Count Heinrich IV of Nassau-Beilstein (1449–1499) and his wife Eva von Sayn-Hachenburg (1455 – around 1525). After his father's death in 1499, his sons divided the county of Nassau-Beilstein. The partition agreements that the brothers concluded on this, however, are no longer passed down. After the death of his eldest brother Johann II. Bernhard made claims on his inheritance. Johann had his son of the same name Johann III. determined as the main heir. However, Bernhard received the Lahr rule from the Kurkölner pledges and some inclines from the Altenwied office as compensation. When the pledges were replaced by Kurköln in 1533, there was a new division. Bernhard now received the Liebenscheid Castle and the slope in the rulership of the Westerwald as property.

Bernhard entered the service of Kurköln and probably became Drost in the Duchy of Westphalia before 1542 . During the dispute between Kurköln and the Counts of Waldeck about the abolition of the Flechtdorf Monastery after the introduction of the Reformation in Waldeck, Bernhard invaded the county in October 1546, plundered the monastery and stole documents, almost the entire library (over 100 books). and most of the liturgical implements.

From 1550 he was also court master of Archbishop Adolf III. from Cologne . On July 28, 1550, on the occasion of a court festival in Cologne, he got into a dispute with Count Hermann von Neuenahr (1520–1578), which was only settled on November 8, 1550 after lengthy mediations. Because of his office in Kurkölner, Bernhard was a sought-after mediator for contracts, alliances and marriage agreements. For a time he ruled the county of Sayn as the guardian of the underage children of Johann von Sayn.

Bernhard died unmarried on May 10, 1556 at his Liebenscheid castle in the Westerwald . With his will he had his nephew Johann III. used by Nassau-Beilstein as the sole heir. This was able to reunite all areas of the county.

literature

Hellmuth Gensicke : State history of the Westerwald . 3. Edition. Historical Commission for Nassau, Wiesbaden 1999, ISBN 3-922244-80-7 , p. 283-285 .
Johann Arnoldi: History of the Orange-Nassau countries and their rulers . Neue Schehrtenbuchhandlung, Wiesbaden 1799, p. 181-182 .

Web links

Princely Waldecksche Hofbibliothek Arolsen: Flechtdorf

Individual evidence

↑ See certificate of arbitration in the honorary dispute between Count Bernhard von Nassau and Count Hermann zu Neuwenar and Mörs. (1550) . In: Ernst Münch: History of the House of Nassau-Orange , Vol. II. Jakob Anton Mayer, Aachen / Leipzig 1832, pp. 364-368 ( Google Books ).

predecessor	Office	successor
Johann II of Nassau-Beilstein	Count of Nassau-Beilstein zu Liebenscheid 1513–1556	Johann III. from Nassau-Beilstein

personal data
SURNAME	Nassau-Beilstein, Bernhard von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Landdrost of Westphalia
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1479 or 1485
PLACE OF BIRTH	Love divorce
DATE OF DEATH	May 10, 1556
Place of death	Love divorce

[1] See certificate of arbitration in the honorary dispute between Count Bernhard von Nassau and Count Hermann zu Neuwenar and Mörs. (1550) . In: Ernst Münch: History of the House of Nassau-Orange , Vol. II. Jakob Anton Mayer, Aachen / Leipzig 1832, pp. 364-368 ( Google Books ).