John V, Count of Hoya

John V, Count of Hoya
John V, Count of Hoya
Born	c. 1395
Died	10 April 1466
Buried	St. Martin's church in Nienburg
Noble family	House of Hoya
Spouse(s)	Elisabeth of Diepholz
	Detail Issue Jobst I, Count of Hoya
Father	Eric I, Count of Hoya
Mother	Helen of Brunswick-Lüneburg

John V, Count of Hoya (c. 1395 – 10 April 1466), nicknamed the Pugnacious, or the Wild, was the ruling Count of Hoya from 1426 until his death. He was the son of Count Eric I of Hoya and his wife Helen, the daughter of Duke Magnus II Torquatus. His brother Albert was Bishop of Minden. His brothers Eric and Otto were administrators of Münster and Bremen respectively.

Reign

Bucksturm Tower, where John was held prisoner

John spent his life fighting wars and feuds. Shortly after he took up government, he fought in the Battle of Detern. Later, he fought wars against the cities of Lüneburg, Bremen and Osnabrück. In 1441, he was taken prisoner by the citizens of Osnabrück. He spent the next six years in the so-called Johanniskasten, a small oak dungeon cell in the Bucksturm tower. After he was released, he fought in the Feud of Soest and the Feud of Münster.

During his reign, the St. Martin's church in Nienburg was built. It was consecrated in 1441. John V died in 1466 and was buried in this church.

Marriage and issue

In 1459, when he was already over sixty years old, he married Elisabeth of Diepholz. They had three sons:

Jobst I, his successor
Eric, died young
Albert, also died young

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References

Heinrich Gade: Historisch-geographisch-statistische Beschreibung der Grafschaften Hoya und Diepholz, Nienburg, 1901
Wilhelm Hodenberg (ed.): Hoyer Urkundenbuch, Hannover, 1848–1856
Bernd Ulrich Hucker: Die Grafen von Hoya, Hoya, 1993
Museum Nienburg: Die Grafschaften Bruchhausen, Diepholz, Hoya und Wölpe, Nienburg, 2000

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