Johann Philipp (Isenburg-Offenbach)
Count Johann Philipp von Isenburg-Offenbach (born December 3, 1655 in Offenbach am Main ; † September 21, 1718 in Schloss Philippseich , Dreieich ) was the regent of the county of Isenburg-Offenbach from 1685 to 1718 . He promoted the immigration of French Huguenots into his domain and endowed them with special privileges. The city of Neu-Isenburg was founded under his protection .
Life
Johann Philipp von Isenburg-Offenbach was born as the third child and first son of Johann Ludwig, Count of Isenburg-Büdingen-Offenbach, and Luise, Princess of Nassau-Dillenburg. His first marriage to Charlotte Amalie, Countess Palatinate near Rhein zu Zweibrücken-Landsberg, remained childless. His second marriage in 1708 with his niece Friederike Wilhelmine Charlotte, Countess von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (born June 23, 1684 in Berleburg, † 1731), had a daughter, Luise Charlotte von Isenburg-Birstein-Offenbach, who died on September 16 Born in Offenbach am Main in 1715.
Act
Even decades after the end of the Thirty Years' War , the county of Isenburg suffered from the devastating consequences of the war. The county was devastated and depopulated for a long time and the population grew slowly. Johann Philipp von Isenburg-Offenbach knew how to take advantage of the fact that the imperial city of Frankfurt am Main, which is neighboring the county, generally did not support the influx of foreign workers and entrepreneurs. Craftsmen's guilds saw growing competition in the emerging factories and tried to prevent new foundations as best they could.
Johann Philipp seized the opportunity for his county and created a liberal right of settlement for immigrants. As a self-confessed Calvinist , he allowed the Huguenots who had fled France to settle in Offenbach in 1698 and in 1699 to found the French Reformed community . On the one hand, the Huguenots enjoyed the right to self-government, free religious practice according to the French church order, the building of their own church and school and the free choice of their pastors and teachers. On the other hand, they invested a lot of money and founded numerous manufactories. In 1703 a second settlement took place mainly of Huguenot craftsmen. Within a few years, the former village of Offenbach grew into an important industrial city . Not far from Offenbach, the count also founded the city of Neu-Isenburg , which was settled by Huguenots.
He had the Philippseich Palace built south of Offenbach , which from 1718 became the seat of the new Isenburg-Philippseich county of his nephew Wilhelm Moritz.
Individual evidence
- ^ Bernhard Peter: Heraldry: Photos of coats of arms in an architectural context, documentation and database - Offenbach: coat of arms between glass and steel. In: welt-der-wappen.de. Retrieved July 29, 2016 .
- ↑ Over 1,000 years young - for 50 years in a big city. In: offenbach.de. January 8, 2004, archived from the original on January 11, 2016 ; Retrieved July 29, 2016 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johann Philipp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Isenburg (1685-1718) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 3, 1655 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Offenbach am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 1718 |
| Place of death | Phillipseich Palace, Dreieich |