Philip II of Nassau-Idstein

Epitaph of Philip II of Nassau-Idstein

Count Philip II of Nassau-Idstein also referred to as " the young lord " (* 1516 in Idstein ; † January 3, 1566 in Burg Sonnenberg ) was regent of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein .

Life

The county of Nassau-Idstein , sometimes and at times also known as 'Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein', belonged to the Upper Rhine Empire . Philip II. Was one of Count line to the Adolf I. was founded.

Philip II was born in 1516 as the son of Philip I of Nassau-Idstein and his wife Adriana von Hennegau-Bergen (* March 9, 1495 - † June 27, 1524). Count Philipp “the young man” (in contrast to his father, who was dubbed “the old man”) received his education in the Netherlands , where he also spent his youth.

Philip I took a rather passive attitude towards the Reformation , he himself remained a Catholic all his life. He divided his rule between the sons Adolf and Philip II. Adolf received the Idstein administrative area, Philipp the Wiesbaden administrative area . However, since Adolf died before his father, the rule of Idstein passed to Philip II, who was already installed as co-regent in the last years of his father's reign. The old man had the youngest son Balthasar join the Teutonic Order in 1535 .

After the death of his father, Count Philipps 'des Altherrn' of Nassau-Idstein, the son Philipp took over the general government in 1558 and carried out the Reformation after the Idsteiner Stift was abolished. On June 26, 1553, Count Philip II took the definitive step towards the implementation of the Reformation in Idstein - already in his time as co-regent - with the appointment of Nikolaus Gompe (* 1514; † 1595) to the office of preacher in Idstein. In Mosbach-Biebrich , too, he endeavored to carry out the Reformation, but here the situation seemed to be more complicated. According to church law, the Mosbach parish belonged to the Eberbach monastery in the Rheingau . The Abbot of Eberbach appointed the respective pastor as patron saint and thereby determined the religious (i.e. Catholic) orientation of the parishioners. Now, however, Philip II tried to stop the Catholic ceremonies and to keep to the religious peace agreed in 1555 in Augsburg . But the monastery of Eberbach did not agree. In the disputes that followed, the count threatened to withhold Mosbach's tithe . The monastery gave way because it was urgently dependent on the income from Mosbach. The Catholic pastor was withdrawn and in 1560 Johannes Lorsbach from Oestrich in the Rheingau was the first Protestant pastor to come to Mosbach.

But it was not until 1609 that the Reformation in the entire county of Nassau-Idstein (-Wiesbaden) could be brought to a final conclusion through the introduction of the Nassau-Saarbrückensche church order and agende . Nassau-Idstein had thus become a Lutheran territory, while the northern neighbor Nassau-Dillenburg became a pioneer of Reformed Protestantism.

Philip II was unmarried, had no descendants and died on January 3, 1566 at Sonnenberg Castle. His remains were buried in the former Mauritius Church in Wiesbaden. His younger brother Balthasar took over the rule of Wiesbaden (the rule of Idstein was transferred to him in 1564). However, Balthasar died only two years after Philip's death. Two more regents followed over Nassau-Idstein: Balthasar's son Johann Ludwig I (* 1567; † 1596) and the grandson Johann Ludwig II (* 1596; † 1605). With this the counts of the Nassau-Idstein line died out. The rule was taken over by the Nassau-Weilburg line of counts.

literature

Philip II of Nassau-Idstein . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 26, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, p. 13 f.
Biebrich on the Rhine 874–1974. Chronicle published by Rolf Faber, Wiesbaden 1974 (184 pages).
Rolf Faber: The Reformation in Mosbach-Biebrich. In: Biebricher history sheets. Issue 1, Wiesbaden-Biebrich 1984.
Rolf Faber: Moskebach - Biebrich - Mosbach, 991–1991. Wiesbaden – Biebrich 1991 (120 pages).

Web links

Nassau-Idstein-Wiesbaden, Phlipp the young lord count of. Hessian biography. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Nassau 3 . genealogy.euweb.cz
Online: History of the residential city of Idstein, nassau-info.de

Individual evidence

↑ The Counts of Nassau-Idstein had only a small domain, to which, apart from the offices of Idstein and Wiesbaden, only shares in the communal office of Nassau an der Lahn and a few villages in the area belonged, but from 1346 to 1475 four sons of this family were archbishops and Electors of Mainz : Gerlach von Nassau , Adolf I von Nassau , Johann II. Von Nassau , Adolf II. Von Nassau (quoted in Biebrich am Rhein, p. 29; see also literature).
↑ This marriage resulted in six children, including three sons who reached adulthood: Philipp (* 1516; † 1566), Adolf (* 1518; † 1556) and Balthasar (* 1520; † 1568)
↑ In November 2015 Idstein was named “ Reformation City of Europe ”. (Reason: establishment of the " Nassau Union " in 1817).
↑ Legally, the monastery came to an end as a Catholic institution on July 20, 1553, when Count Philip II took over the legal and economic independence of the monastery.
↑ The Reformation was introduced in Wiesbaden as early as 1543. The first priest was Wolf Dentheners. The Klarenthal Abbey was dissolved 1,553th
↑ Mosbach was once an independent village that later became part of the small town of Biebrich. Biebrich previously existed as an independent small town and was incorporated into Wiesbaden on October 1, 1926. Since then, the district has been called Wiesbaden-Biebrich.
↑ Ubi unus dominus, ibi una sit religio 'Where there is a master, there is also a religion' : ie whoever exercises rule in the country also determines the religious affiliation of the subjects.
↑ Rolf Faber: Moskebach ... , p. 30. (see literature)
↑ After the death of his father, Balthasar left the Teutonic Order and married Countess Margarethe von Isenburg-Büdingen (* 1542; † 1613) on June 9, 1564 . The son Johann Ludwig I emerged from the marriage.

personal data
SURNAME	Nassau-Idstein, Philip II of
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Nassau-Idstein, Count Philip II of (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Regent of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
DATE OF BIRTH	1516
PLACE OF BIRTH	Idstein
DATE OF DEATH	January 3, 1566
Place of death	Sonnenberg Castle

[1] The Counts of Nassau-Idstein had only a small domain, to which, apart from the offices of Idstein and Wiesbaden, only shares in the communal office of Nassau an der Lahn and a few villages in the area belonged, but from 1346 to 1475 four sons of this family were archbishops and Electors of Mainz : Gerlach von Nassau , Adolf I von Nassau , Johann II. Von Nassau , Adolf II. Von Nassau (quoted in Biebrich am Rhein, p. 29; see also literature).

[2] This marriage resulted in six children, including three sons who reached adulthood: Philipp (* 1516; † 1566), Adolf (* 1518; † 1556) and Balthasar (* 1520; † 1568)

[3] In November 2015 Idstein was named “ Reformation City of Europe ”. (Reason: establishment of the " Nassau Union " in 1817).

[4] Legally, the monastery came to an end as a Catholic institution on July 20, 1553, when Count Philip II took over the legal and economic independence of the monastery.

[5] The Reformation was introduced in Wiesbaden as early as 1543. The first priest was Wolf Dentheners. The Klarenthal Abbey was dissolved 1,553th

[6] Mosbach was once an independent village that later became part of the small town of Biebrich. Biebrich previously existed as an independent small town and was incorporated into Wiesbaden on October 1, 1926. Since then, the district has been called Wiesbaden-Biebrich.

[7] Ubi unus dominus, ibi una sit religio 'Where there is a master, there is also a religion' : ie whoever exercises rule in the country also determines the religious affiliation of the subjects.

[8] Rolf Faber: Moskebach ... , p. 30. (see literature)

[9] After the death of his father, Balthasar left the Teutonic Order and married Countess Margarethe von Isenburg-Büdingen (* 1542; † 1613) on June 9, 1564 . The son Johann Ludwig I emerged from the marriage.