Johann IV. (Leuchtenberg)
Johann IV von Leuchtenberg (* 1470 in Pfreimd ; † September 1, 1531 in Grünsfeld ) was Landgrave von Leuchtenberg from 1487 until his death .
He was the son and heir of Landgrave Friedrich von Leuchtenberg († Nuremberg May 19, 1487) and his wife Dorothea von Rieneck .
Johann took the side of Philipp von der Pfalz in the Landshut War of Succession and was therefore expelled by the Roman-German King Maximilian I. Nevertheless, Johann was employed by Duke Georg the Rich and later by Duke Ludwig V for annual pay, between 1513 and 1518 even as governor of Amberg for 1,000 guilders a year. With this additional income he was able to lend money to the brothers Ottheinrich and Philipp as well as to the Margrave Frederick the Elder , but he and his descendants only got little of it back. In 1515 he finally sold Neuhaus to the Waldsassen monastery, for which he bought Luhe and Wernberg from knight Hans Adam Wißpeck zu Volburg in 1530 and made the Pfreimd residence a town. He also introduced the primogeniture in the Landgraviate.
He married Margareta von Schwarzburg († 1518). With her had five children:
- George III (* 1502; † 1555), 1531 Landgrave of Leuchtenberg
- Anna (* 1506; † 1555), ∞ Martin von Oettingen († 1549)
- Elisabeth (* 1508; † 1560), ∞ Karl Wolfgang von Oettingen († 1549)
- Hans (* 1511; † 1572), mentally ill
- Christoph († 1554)
Web links
- Family table of the Landgraves of Leuchtenberg at manfredhiebl.de
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Friedrich V. |
Landgrave of Leuchtenberg 1487–1531 |
George III |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johann IV. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Johann IV of Leuchtenberg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Landgrave of Leuchtenberg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1470 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pfreimd |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1, 1531 |
| Place of death | Grünsfeld |