Johann Ernst I of Isenburg-Büdingen

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Johann Ernst I. zu Isenburg-Büdingen (born June 21, 1625 in Birstein , † October 8, 1673 in Büdingen ) is the founder of the Büdinger line of the Isenburg family.

Life, family

Count Johann Ernst I of Isenburg-Büdingen was the last child of Count Wolfgang Ernst I of Isenburg-Büdingen (1560–1633) and was the result of his third marriage with Countess Juliane zu Sayn-Wittgenstein (1583–1627). After the early death of his mother (when he was a baby) and his father (when Johann Ernst was eight years old), he grew up at the court of Count Ludwig Heinrich through the mediation of his guardian , the oldest half-brother Wolf Heinrich von Isenburg (1588–1635) from Nassau in Dillenburg . After finishing school there, he moved to the Netherlands for military service . Here he stayed until the Peace of Westphalia and returned at the request of his half-brother Wilhelm Otto (1597–1667).

Act

After returning home in 1648, Johann Ernst took over the management of the common inheritance for his ailing brother Ludwig Arnold (1616–1662) and moved into the castle in Wächtersbach , which had been badly damaged by the war and its structure was outdated . With courtship , structural and organizational preparations, it finally took two years before the wedding could be celebrated in Schloss Wächtersbach . Johann Ernst I married Countess Marie Charlotte zu Erbach (1631–1693) on June 15, 1650 , a daughter of Count Georg Albrecht I of Erbach-Breuberg and his first wife Magdalene, a born Countess of Nassau-Dillenburg. With her he had 12 children, including four sons: Johann Casimir (1660-1693), Ferdinand Maximilian I. zu Ysenburg and Büdingen in Wächtersbach (1662-1703), Georg Albrecht zu Ysenburg and Büdingen in Meerholz (1664-1724) and Karl August (1667-1725). Later, after Johann Ernst's death, the county was divided among them because of the lack of primogeniture . Johann Ernst died on October 8, 1673 in Büdingen.

Over the years, Johann Ernst not only converted Wächtersbach Castle into a habitable condition, but also consistently expanded it. The building was given “three storeys throughout…. which were brought to the same roof height as the towers ”. The castle courtyard was paved, a new riding stable was built and many other things were renovated. A " pleasure garden " with a fountain can also be traced back to Johann Ernst. At the same time Johann Ernst strove to enlarge and secure the property. In a contract from 1661 with his half-brother Wilhelm Otto, Johann Ernst achieved the complete takeover of the Büdingen family palace, into which he transferred his seat of government.

When Johann Ernst I died on October 8, 1673, none of the children had reached the age of majority . His wife Marie Charlotte initially took over the guardianship . In 1687, among the 4 remaining brothers with equal rights, “the Büdingen line was divided into four, almost equal parts. The second son, Ferdinand Maximilian, inherited the town and castle of Wächtersbach with the villages of Hesseldorf and Weilers , the Spielberg court and the Mainzoll near Hofstetten (Gemünden am Main) and thus became the founder of the Wächtersbach line that has survived to this day. The Wächtersbacher Schloss was given the character of a permanent residence ”. Ultimately, 14 years after the death of Count Johann Ernst von Ysenburg, the county was finally divided into two main lines, the Büdinger and the Birsteiner lines.

literature

  • Dagmar Reimers, Schloss Wächtersbach and the Ysenburger , Samml. Gesch. Wächtersbach, 48. L., January 2007, No. 331, 16 S., ISSN 0931-2641, pp. 5-7
  • Dagmar Reimers, A post-war wedding in Schloss Wächtersbach , Samml. Gesch. Wächtersbach, No. 39 L., 1987, (4.3.1.6)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dagmar Reimers, "1650 - A Post-War Wedding in the Castle of Wächtersbach", SGW No. 39, 1987 (4.3.1.6)
  2. ↑ Dagmar Reimers, "Schloss Wächtersbach and the Ysenburgers", collection Gesch. Wächtersbach, January 41, 2003, No. 265, ISSN 0931-2641

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personal data
SURNAME Isenburg-Büdingen, Johann Ernst I. von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Isenburg-Büdingen, Johann Ernst I. to
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Founder of the Büdinger line of the Isenburg family
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1625
PLACE OF BIRTH Birstein
DATE OF DEATH October 8, 1673
Place of death Büdingen