John of Isenburg-Grenzau (German: Johann V. von Isenburg-Grenzau) (c. 1507 – 18 February 1556, in

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) was the

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from 1554 until 1556, and (as John IV) the

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from 1547 until 1556. John was the second son of Count

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. His father only had the money to educate John and his brother Salentin, and they were both sent into the church. In 1547 he was elected the Archbishop of

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. As archbishop, John reorganised the finances of the archdiocese, and worked to improve the standards of his father's lands. In 1554 John succeeded his brother

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as Count of Isenburg-Grenzau. John spent much of his time in his

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residence of

, where he died in 1556.

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Johann V. von Isenburg in den Saarländischen Biografien
{{DEFAULTSORT:John of Isenburg-Grenzau 1500s births 1556 deaths Year of birth uncertain House of Isenburg John 05 16th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the Holy Roman Empire