John of Hesse-Braubach
Johann von Hessen- Braubach ( born June 17, 1609 Darmstadt, † April 1, 1651 at Ems ) was Landgrave of Hesse - Braubach and commander.
Life
Landgrave Johann was the son of Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt and his wife Magdalena, daughter of Elector Johann Georg of Brandenburg and is one of the house of Hesse.
After his training he undertook with his much younger brother Frederick of Hesse -Darmstadt the obligatory Cavalierstour, which took him through France and Italy. From 1 August 1627 to March 2, 1628, he worked as Consiliar the German nation at the University of Siena.
Presented for King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden Landgrave Johann a cavalry regiment, and fought to 1636 on its side. This year, he joined the army of his brother, the Duke George of Brunswick- Calenberg. After his death on April 2, 1641 in Hildesheim, he fought with his widow Anna Eleonore successfully for a negotiated peace with the Emperor.
1639 Landgrave Johann was taken by Prince Ludwig I of Anhalt- Köthen in the Fruitbearing society. He gave him the name of the company and the motto Stately Give Stärk ' and strength. As an emblem of his large citron (Citrus medica L. ) has been covered. In the society of Köthen book Landgrave Johann finds entry under number 326, where also the rhyme Act is recorded, which he had written during his recording:
1643 Landgrave Johann was awarded the possessions Eppstein, Katzenelenbogen and Braubach in a sharing agreement with his brothers.
In 1647 he married Johannette ( Johanna ) of Sayn- Wittgenstein ( 1632-1701 ), the daughter of the Count of Sayn -Wittgenstein and Louise Juliane of Erbach. The marriage remained childless. At the age of 42 years John Landgraf von Hessen- Braubach died on April 1, 1651 in Bad Ems.
- Landgraf (Hessen)
- Military person (Hessen)
- Military person (Sweden)
- Person in the Thirty Years' War
- Fruitful Society
- House of Hesse ( Hessen- Darmstadt)
- Born in 1609
- Died in 1651
- Man