Johann V. (Hoya)

Johann V von Hoya (* around 1395; † April 10, 1466 ), called the arguable or the wild Jan , was the ruling Count of Hoya (Upper County) from 1426 to 1466 .

family

Johann was the son of Count Erich von Hoya and Helene von Braunschweig-Lüneburg , the daughter of Duke Magnus II. Torquatus . In 1459, already over sixty years old, married Johann Elisabeth von Diepholz . The marriage resulted in three sons: Jobst I. , who succeeded him, and Erich and Johann, who did not reach adulthood. Johann's brother Albrecht was bishop in Minden . His brothers Erich and Otto were administrators of the dioceses of Münster and Bremen .

Live and act

Bucksturm - Johann V prison

Johann's life was marked by wars and feuds. Shortly after taking office, he took part in the Battle of Detern . Wars against the cities of Lüneburg , Bremen and Osnabrück followed . In 1441 Johann was captured by the citizens of Osnabrück and was imprisoned in the Bucksturm there for six years . There he sat in the so-called Johanniskasten , a small dungeon made of oak.

The high points of his warlike endeavors were his participation in the Soest feud and the Munster collegiate feud .

The construction of today's St. Martin's Church in Nienburg / Weser , which was consecrated in 1441 , also fell during his reign . Johann was buried there in 1466.

literature

• Heinrich Gade : Historical-geographical-statistical description of the counties Hoya and Diepholz. Nienburg 1901.
• Wilhelm Hodenberg (ed.): Hoyer document book. Hanover 1848-1856.
• Bernd Ulrich Hucker : The Counts of Hoya. Hoya 1993.
• Museum Nienburg: The counties Bruchhausen, Diepholz, Hoya and Wölpe. Nienburg 2000.