Johann I. von Viermund
Johann I von Viermund zu Neersen (* 1516 ; † 1572 ) was hereditary bailiff to Neersen and a member of the Lower Rhine noble family Virmond-Neersen (1502–1744) from 1540 .
Life
From 1538 to 1543 he was electoral Cologne bailiff of Linn .
Johann was enfeoffed in 1540 by the Archbishop of Cologne and Elector Hermann V von Wied with the bailiwicks of Neersen , Anrath and Uerdingen . He succeeded his father Ambrosius, who had died the year before .
Johann, who tended towards Protestantism , tried again and again to separate his bailiwick from the Electoral Cologne sphere of influence, but encountered resistance from the archbishop. For example, an incident from 1554, the so-called "Poppelsdorf homage", has been handed down. At that time the Anrather missed aldermen mandatory tribute of kurkölner Archbishop Adolf III. from Schaumburg in Liedberg . He then cited the Anrathers and their Vogt Johann to his residence in Poppelsdorf to make up for the homage there. The behavior of Johann von Viermund is seen as a sign of his family's striving for independence.
Johann died in 1572. His successor in Neersen and Anrath was his son Ambrosius II von Viermund , while his son Johann von Viermund followed him in Uerdingen.
Marriages and offspring
His first marriage was Katharina Scheiffart von Merode († after 1548) in 1541, with her he had five children:
- Ambrosius II. († 1588), ∞ I) Barbara von Bernsau, ∞ II) Alvara von Quadt zu Wickrath
- Agnes, ∞ I) Wilhelm Rossum zu Wylich, ∞ II) Johann von Efferen (called Hall) zu Stolberg
- Johann († 1576), ∞ Katharina von Efferen called Hall
- Friedrich († young)
- Stephan († young)
In his second marriage he married A. von Brembt, this marriage remained childless.
In his third marriage he married Eva von Hatzfeld, with her he had four children:
- Gottfried, ∞ I) Helwig von Hundt zu Königshofen, ∞ II) Maria von Ilbeck
- Katharina, ∞ I) Philipp von Holz, ∞ II) Goddart Schluch von Niederhoven
- Maria, ∞ Sybel of Heistern
- Margareta, ∞ Schleich von der Horst
literature
- Franz Verres, Johann Peter Lentzen: History of glory Neersen and Anrath. Lentzen, Fischeln 1883.
Web links
- Johann von Virmond at geneall.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d See Verres, p. 277 ( digitized version ).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ambrosius I of Viermund |
Lord von Neersen 1540–1572 |
Ambrose II of Viermund |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johann I. von Viermund |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | John I of Virmond; Johann I. von Viermund and Neersen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman and Lord von Neersen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1516 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1572 |