John Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken

Johann Ludwig von Nassau -Saarbrücken (* October 20, 1472, † June 18, 1545 ) was Count of Saarbrücken.

Family

He was born when his father Johann had died three months. The mother was Elisabeth of Württemberg.

Life

The mother held the guardianship until her remarriage with Count Henry of Stolberg- Wernigerode. Then took over this Philip of Nassau -Weilburg and Eberhard von Württemberg.

Johann Ludwig lived up to his fourteenth year in Weilburg. He matriculated in 1483 at Heidelberg and Tübingen in 1485. He then spent a short time at the court of Duke René II of Lorraine to nachgehends to study in Paris.

In 1490 he took over the rule itself right at the beginning of his reign came in 1491 an inheritance contract lines Nassau -Weilburg and Nassau -Saarbrücken about. As a result, he fought under Maximilian I. Metz against Charles VIII of France.

In 1495 Johann Ludwig accompanied his brother Alexander, Count Palatine of Pfalz- Zweibrücken and his cousin Bishop Antoine de Croy on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The route touched Nancy, Venice, Crete, Rhodes and Cyprus. 1495, he was beaten by the Holy grave in the Jerusalem Holy Sepulcher knighted.

Since 1496 he was chamberlain and counselor of René II of Lorraine. He was in 1498 a member of the State Council of Maximilian I. He accompanied them. According to Italy and took part in the fighting in 1499 against the Swiss He has also financially supported Maximilian. In 1499 he was co-regent with his cousin Louis of Nassau -Weilburg. In 1503 Maximilian I visited Saarbrücken.

Johann Ludwig had built a crossroads in 1496 and 1505, the Holy grave chapel in Saarbrücken. In 1510 he built the Calvary in Weilburg. He always remained loyal to the Emperor and were accompanied by Charles V as a counselor available. He took in 1521 at the Diet of Worms in part. The Reformation doctrine rejected Johann Ludwig. In part, the unrest in the early 16th century, such as the Peasants' War, on Nassau -Saarbrücken had an impact.

By his second wife, first came a half of the county Saarwerden at him. After the death of the heir of the second part fell in 1527 and the rest of the county of Nassau- Saarbrücken. In contrast, the Bishop of Metz opposition and the resulting dispute arose lasted until 1629th At the actual possession of the county in the hands of Johann Ludwig the dispute changed at first. In 1544, he took over the monastery East Melbourne. In the same year Charles V was in Saarbrücken.

He was very fond of alchemy in his last years. In 1544, he divided his property among the sons of Philip, John and Adolf, but reserved the right to a quarter of the revenue. He was buried after his death in the Collegiate Church of St. Arnual.

Marriage and issue

In 1492 he married Elisabeth von Pfalz -Zweibrücken, who died in 1500. The marriage gave the world:

  • Ottilie (1492-1554)
  • Anna (1492-1565)
  • Elisabeth (1495-1559)
  • Johanna (1496-1566)
  • Margaretha (* 1497 )
  • Felicitas (* 1499 )

After the death of his first wife in 1500 he married in 1507 Catherine Countess of Mörs - Saarwerden. From this marriage emerged:

  • Anna (1508-1582)
  • Philip (1509-1554)
  • Johann (1511-1574)
  • Margaret (1513-1562)
  • Elisabeth (1515-1590)
  • Catherine (1517-1553)
  • Agnes (* 1519)
  • Johann Ludwig (1524-1542)
  • Adolf (1526-1559)
Philip II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg Nancy, France Louis I, Count of Nassau-Weilburg Protestant Reformation County of Saarwerden Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz Herbitzheim Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie Integrated Authority File
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