John II (Blois)

John II of Châtillon (French: Jean II. De Châtillon ; * around 1345 ; † 1381 in Valenciennes ) was a Count of Blois and Dunois , Lord of Avesnes , and of Schoonhoven and Gouda from the House of Châtillon . By marrying Mechtild von Geldern in 1372 he became a candidate for the title of Duke of Geldern.

Life

He was a son of Count Louis I of Blois († 1346) and Jeanne d'Avesnes († 1350), Countess of Soissons and Mistress of Chimay , a daughter of Jean d'Avesnes, Lord of Beaumont, from the House of Avesnes .

In 1356 he inherited the extensive estates of his grandfather, Johann von Beaumont, in Holland and Zeeland. In the county of Holland , these formed a state within a state. He took a position of trust at the court of Albrecht of Bavaria , the Count of Holland, who entrusted him with the administration of Holland and Zealand in 1359/60 and 1363/64. There he expanded his farm in Schoonhoven into a first-class cultural center. He also took part in two trips to Prussia in 1363 and 1369 .

In 1372 he married Mechtild von Geldern , the daughter of Reinald II von Geldern, and became involved in the Geldrian succession dispute. The marriage remained childless. In the year of his wedding, Johann followed his older brother Ludwig as Count of Blois and Count of Dunois . After his death in 1381, his brother Guido II inherited the rulers.

literature

• Wim van Anrooij: Spiegel van Ridderschap. Heraut Gelre en zijn ereredes. Prometheus, Amsterdam 1990, ISBN 90-5333-021-6 ( Nederlandse literatuur en cultuur in de Middeleeuwen 1), (At the same time: Leiden, Univ., Diss., 1990).
• Karlheinz Brauers: The Order of Prussia and the Lower Rhine - especially Geldern. In: Annals of the Historical Association for the Lower Rhine. Issue 209, 2006, ISSN  0341-289X , pp. 139-216.
• Aleid W. van de Bunt: Mechteld, Hertogin van Gelre. In: Gelders Oudheidkundig Contactbericht. 33, April 1967, ZDB -ID 1290748-0 , pp. 1-6.
• Heinrich Neu:  Johann, Count of Blois. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-428-00191-5 , p. 486 f. ( Digitized version ).
• J. Kockelhorm-Nijenhuis, WM Elbers, Mechteld. Hertogin Pretendente van Gelre. In: Gelders Oudheidkundig Contactbericht. 57, June 1973, pp. 2-11, here p. 4.
• Werner Paravicini : The Prussian journeys of the European nobility. Part 1. Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1989, ISBN 3-7995-7317-8 ( Francia. Supplements 17/1).
• Werner Paravicini: The Prussian journeys of the European nobility. Part 2. Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1995, ISBN 3-7995-7348-8 ( Francia. Supplements 17/2).
• Brigitte Sternberg: Mechtild von Geldern (around 1320-1384). From the coveted marriage object to the self-confident landlady of the late Middle Ages. In: Strong women from the Lower Rhine. Calendar 2001, published by the “Equal Opportunities” working group of the NiederRhein region, Duisburg 2000, October calendar.
• Brigitte Sternberg: The letter collection of the Mechtild von Geldern (around 1320-1384). In: Uwe Ludwig, Thomas Schilp (ed.): Middle Ages on the Rhine and Maas. Contributions to the history of the Lower Rhine. Dieter Geuenich on his 60th birthday. Waxmann, Münster et al. 2004, ISBN 3-8309-1380-X , pp. 107–123 ( studies on the history and culture of north-western Europe 8).
• Brigitte Sternberg: Mechtild von Geldern, Countess von Kleve . In: Helmut Tervooren : Van der Masen tot op den Rijn. A handbook on the history of medieval vernacular literature in the Rhine and Maas area. Schmidt, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-503-07958-0 , pp. 262f.

Web links

• Website about the Counts of Blois-Châtillon (French)
• Dutch in the Baltic Sea Region and the German Order, p. 232f.
• ZDF.de: With Cross and Sword - Fight the Last Gentiles in Europe (2004, detailed text on the TV documentary)

predecessor	Office	successor
Ludwig II.	Earl of Blois Earl of Dunois 1372–1381	Guido II.