Johann III. from Aarberg

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Johann III. von Aarberg (* around 1410; † 1497 ) was Lord of Valangin .

Life

Johann III. von Aarberg was a son of Wilhelm von Aarberg-Valangin and Jeanne de Beauffremont. For his training he stayed in the Free County of Burgundy , but probably returned after the death of his father in 1427 and renewed the castle rights contract with the city of Bern in the same year . Around 1430 he married Louise von Neuchâtel-Vaumarcus, with whom he had two sons, Wilhelm (* around 1443; † 1483) and Claude (* before 1447; † 1517).

Johann's rule was characterized by repeated disputes with his subjects over their freedoms. The charter, once granted to these and kept in the Neuchâtel monastery, had been burned and its restoration proved difficult because they had listed eleven classes of subjects with different rights and duties. There were protracted disputes with many witness interviews and arbitration judgments, with each party trying to upgrade its position. Most of the time, the Forum Bern decided these disputes, mostly in favor of Johann von Aarberg. However, in 1455 he confirmed the freedoms for the citizens of Valangin, and in 1464 he granted new freedoms to the inhabitants of the Montagnes.

Johann von Aarberg helped the Confederates with military reinforcements and, after the battle of St. Jakob an der Birs (August 26, 1444), was a peacemaker between the Dauphin Ludwig XI. and the confederates. He later appeared as an ally of the latter, supported them in the sieges of Rheinfelden and Säckingen in 1445 , took part with them in the relief of Mülhausen in 1468 and was then present during their attack on Waldshut . In the Burgundian Wars (1474–77), Johann's troops fought, despite his family ties to leading families in Burgundy , also on the side of the Confederates, for example in the battles of Grandson and Murten in 1476 . Two of his sons stayed at the court of Charles the Bold ; and besides, his empire, which was bordering Burgundy, was often exposed to raids by its soldiers.

With great success, Johann von Aarberg took part in numerous tournaments and also indulged in hunting , for which he even acquired falcons that he brought from different parts of Switzerland and Germany. He made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem with Wilhelm von Chalons . In 1450 he took the oath of allegiance to Johann von Freiburg , Count of Neuchâtel , but was able to make himself de facto independent under his successors, which Rudolf von Hochberg also accepted. Johann von Aarberg was followed by his second son Claude in the Valangin reign.

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personal data
SURNAME Johann III. from Aarberg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lord of Valangin
DATE OF BIRTH around 1410
DATE OF DEATH 1497