Jobst Nikolaus I. (Hohenzollern)

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Statue at Hohenzollern Castle ( Gustav Willgohs )

Jobst Nikolaus I. von Hohenzollern (also Jost Nikolaus I. or Jos Nikolaus I. , * 1433 - † February 9, 1488 ) was regent of the county of Hohenzollern . He belonged to the Swabian line of the Hohenzollern .

Life

Jobst Nikolaus took over from his father Eitel Friedrich I (* around 1384, † 1439) under guardianship as early as 1433 . This averted a risk that existed due to an inheritance contract from 1429 with the House of Württemberg that the possessions of the Swabian Hohenzollerns would have passed to the Counts of Württemberg in the event of the line becoming extinct. Emperor Friedrich III. 1471 granted the count and the descendants the right to operate mines and to mint coins. The count was able to gain control of Haigerloch in 1488 . He also rebuilt Hohenzollern Castle , the headquarters of the Hohenzollern family. Since then, the castle has served as the residence of the Counts of Zollern.

In the previous generation, the power political situation under Friedrich XII. , called the Öttinger, highly problematic. The family was in an almost hopeless financial situation and threatened to die out. Vain Friedrichs I, the father Jobst Nikolaus, contributed to the improvement of the situation. Now, Jobst Nikolaus has made significant area enlargements. The family's position of power was restored. Also Eitel Frederick II. , The son of Jobst Nicholas was able to continue the positive development.

Marriage and offspring

Jobst Nikolaus was married to Countess Agnes von Werdenberg-Heiligenberg (1434–1467), daughter of Count Johann IV von Werdenberg († 1465) and his wife Elisabeth von Württemberg († 1476) since 1448 . Her brother Johann II von Werdenberg officiated as Bishop of Augsburg . The couple had the following children:

  • Friedrich (1451 - March 8, 1505), Bishop of Augsburg
  • Vain Friedrich II (* 1452; † 1512), ruling Count of Hohenzollern
  • Vain Friedrich the Younger (1454 - June 27, 1490), Dutch admiral
  • Friedrich Albrecht († July 16, 1483) fell as an imperial colonel before Utrecht
  • Friedrich Johann († November 18, 1483), died as an imperial colonel in the Battle of Dendermonde
  • Helena (* 1462; † November 11, 1514) ∞ Johann II. Von Waldburg-Wolfegg († October 19, 1511)

literature

  • EG Johler: History, geography and local history of the sovereign German principalities of Hohenzollern, Hechingen and Sigmaringen. Stettin'sche Buchhandlung. Ulm 1824, e-book
  • Wolfgang Neugebauer : The Hohenzollern. Beginnings, state state and monarchical autocracy until 1740. (Volume 1), Stuttgart, Berlin, Cologne 1996.
  • Gustav Schilling: History of the House of Hohenzollern in genealogically continuous biographies of all its rulers from the oldest to the most recent times, according to documents and other authentic sources. Fleischer, Leipzig 1843, e-book

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predecessor Office successor
Vain Friedrich I. Count of Hohenzollern
1433–1488 		Vain Friedrich II.
personal data
SURNAME Jobst Nikolaus I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jost Nikolaus I.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nobleman of the Swabian line of the Hohenzollern
DATE OF BIRTH 1433
DATE OF DEATH February 9, 1488