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Eric V, Count Of Hoya
Eric V of Hoya (1535 – 12 March 1575) was from 1563 to 1575 Count of Hoya. Life Eric was the son of Jobst II of Hoya and Anna of Gleichen. As a younger son, Eric was initially destined for an ecclesiastical career. He was a canon of Bremen, Cologne and Strasbourg. After his older brother Albert II had died childless in 1563, Eric ruled the county of Hoya jointly with his younger brother Otto VIII. After introducing the Reformation in his territories, he issued in 1573 a Lutheran Church Order for his counties Hoya, Rietberg and Bruchhausen and the Lordships of Esens, Stedesdorf and Wittmund (in the Harlingerland). Marriage In 1568, Eric married Countess Armgard of Rietberg. At the same time, his brother Otto VIII married Armgard's mother, Agnes of Rietberg (born in Bentheim-Steinfurt). He took up the regency of the Harlingerland for his wife and her underage sister Walburgis. The sisters had inherited Harlingerland from their father, Count John II John II m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jobst II, Count Of Hoya
Count Jobst II of Hoya (1493 – 25 April 1545) ruled the County of Hoya from 1511 until his death. Life Family He was the eldest son of Count Jobst I, Count of Hoya, Jobst I and his wife, Ermengarde of Lippe. After the early death of his father in 1507, a regency council was formed, consisting of the Count of Spiegelberg, the Lord of Diepholz and his mother. His younger brother John VII of Hoya, John VII entered into Swedish service and became governor of Vyborg. His brother Eric IV inherited the Stolzenau section of the county. His sisters Anna and Elisabeth were canonesses of Vreden Abbey and Essen Abbey. Reign After a feudalism, feudal dispute, the County of Hoya was occupied by Dukes Henry I, Duke of Lüneburg, Henry the Middle and Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Henry the Elder of Brunswick-Lüneburg in 1512. Jobst and his family found refuge with Count Edzard I, Count of East Frisia, Edzard I of East Frisia. In 1519, a compromise was found and Hoya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
