Johann I (Oldenburg)
Johann I of Oldenburg (* around 1204, † around 1270) was Count of Oldenburg .
government
After the death of his father, Count Christian II. In 1233, he followed his uncle Otto I as Count of Oldenburg in 1243 and ruled the county alone from 1251.
In 1244, together with Otto I., he founded the Cistercian monastery Rosenthal in Menslage , which was moved in 1251 to an existing fortification of the counts in the Börsteler Wald .
In 1258/59 he participated in the Bremen collegiate feud for the dignity of Bremen's archbishopric in favor of his cousin , which ended in defeat for him. At least he was able to prevent the Oberstedinger allied with the House of Lippe , which had provided the previous Archbishop of Bremen, from regaining the autonomy they had lost in 1234. Furthermore, argued with Rüstringen , Östringen and Stedingen and claimed his rights and new acquisitions. However, in the years up to the conclusion of peace in 1260, he suffered severe devastation in the Lower Steding area north of the Hunte .
In a dispute with Bremen-Stadt he gave up Berne Castle and founded it together with his uncle Delmenhorst , which was first mentioned in 1247, which provoked Stedingen. However, its headquarters remained in Oldenburg .
Like his ancestors, he argued a lot with the Wildeshausen cousins . Ultimately, their county for Oldenburg was lost to the Bishops of Münster and Archbishops of Bremen, which was the reason for centuries of disputes with these spiritual powers that increasingly constricted Oldenburg-Delmenhorst.
Marriage and offspring
Johann I married Richza von Hoya, daughter of Count Heinrich II , with whom he had the following children:
- Heilwig ∞ Ekbert Graf von Tecklenburg-Bentheim († 1309/11)
- Christian III (* around 1250; † 1285)
- Moritz († 1319), pastor in Wildeshausen
- Otto II († 1304)
literature
- Hans Friedl u. a. (Ed.): Biographical manual for the history of the state of Oldenburg . Edited on behalf of the Oldenburg landscape. Isensee, Oldenburg 1992, ISBN 3-89442-135-5 .
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
|
Otto I. together with Johann I. |
 Count of Oldenburg 1251–1270 |
Christian III Otto II. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johann I. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Oldenburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1204 |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1270 |