Erich I. (Hoya)

Erich I. von Hoya (* 1370 , † 1426 ) was the ruling Count of Hoya (Upper County) from 1377 to 1426 .

family

Erich was the son of Count Johann II von Hoya and Helene von Sachsen-Lauenburg , daughter of Duke Erich I von Sachsen-Lauenburg . In 1390 Erich married Helene von Braunschweig-Lüneburg , daughter of Duke Magnus II. Torquatus . Six offspring resulted from the marriage:

• Johann V († 1466), succeeded him as count
• Albrecht († 1473), Bishop of Minden
• Otto († 1440), provost in Hamburg and administrator of the diocese of Bremen
• Erich († 1458), Provost of Cologne and administrator of the Diocese of Osnabrück
• Helene († 1426), wife of Count Adolf IX. from Holstein-Schauenburg
• Ermengard, wife of Count Otto VII of Tecklenburg .

Erich's brother Johann was bishop of Paderborn from 1394–1399 and bishop of Hildesheim from 1399–1424 . His brother Otto was bishop of Münster from 1392–1424 and also administrator of the Osnabrück diocese from 1410–1424 .

Live and act

Erich extended the territory of County Hoya to the south towards the diocese of Minden. He built Diepenau Castle in 1383 , which was shortly afterwards destroyed by the Minden bishop. At the same time, it also destroyed Flecken and Uchte Castle . Erich then destroyed the fishermen's suburb of Minden, gained the upper hand and rebuilt Diepenau and Uchte. During his reign, he continued to expand the county through numerous goods purchases.

literature

• Heinrich Gade : Historical-geographical-statistical description of the counties Hoya and Diepholz. 2 volumes. Schaper, Hanover 1901.
• Wilhelm von Hodenberg (Ed.): Hoyer document book. 8 volumes. Jänecke, Hanover 1848–1856.
• Bernd Ulrich Hucker : The Counts of Hoya. Your story in life pictures (= writings of the Institute for History and Historical Research, Vechta. 2). Publishing house for regional history, Bielefeld 1993, ISBN 3-927085-84-7 .
• Museum Nienburg / Weser (ed.): The counties Bruchhausen, Diepholz, Hoya and Wölpe. A journey through history (= writings of the Museum Nienburg. No. 18). Museum association for the counties of Hoya, Diepholz and Wölpe, Nienburg / Weser 2000, ISBN 3-9802844-7-6 .