Enno II, Count of East Frisia

Count Enno II of East Frisia (* 1505, † September 24, 1540 in Emden ) from the house of Cirksenas was from 1528 to his death in 1540, the ruler of the county of Ostfriesland. He ruled in much of together with his brother Johann. This, however, remained Catholic, while Lutherans Enno was and continues to strongly made ​​for the Reformation in East Frisia, but unlike his father unilaterally promoted Lutheranism.

Otherwise Enno II fell against his father Edzard which "the Great" was called, significantly. He lost the Jeverland forever for Ostfriesland by reneged on the promise of marriage of his father. Enno and his brother John were supposed to marry the jever between Erbtöchter, but Enno felt strong enough to attain in any other way the Jeverland. Maria of Jever was deeply offended by this infidelity and his life a bitter enemy Ennos. And so they made ​​sure that the Jeverland fell after her death in Oldenburg.

On Butjadingen Enno waived, however, voluntarily, when he took to wife Anna of Oldenburg. This left only the Harlingerland under the rebellious and combative chief Balthasar von Esen. Although sales Enno the Junker Balthasar in 1530, but this returned with the help of the Duke of funds, Ostfriesland devastated and so Balthasar von Enno had to be recognized as chief in Harlingerland again. In this so-called money Rischen feud also Enno made ​​no happy figure ( see, inter alia Battle of Jemgum ).

1538 Enno secretly planned the attempt of a Counter-Reformation and was looking for support from theologians of the University of Cologne. Adolf Eichholz († 1563) as Dean of the Faculty of Law confirmed the appropriate written agreements in December 1538.

Furthermore, Enno played a big part in the destruction of many monasteries of the East Frisian, whose possessions he made money in order to fill his war chest. Enno II died at the age of 35. After his death, first his widow Anna the government.