John VII, Count of Oldenburg

Count Johann of dike construction company or Johann VII of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst ( born September 9, 1540 in Oldenburg, † November 12, 1603 ibid ) from the House of Oldenburg was the reigning Count of Oldenburg. His parents were Count Anton I and Sophie of Saxe- Lauenburg.

Life

After the accession to power of Johann 1573 1577 had to award the income of Harpstedt, Delmenhorst, Varel and some outworks his brother Anton II for 10 years. It was not until 1597 and 1647 full and lasting division of the counties of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst was obtained by the Reichshofrat.

Through negotiations with Miss Maria of Jever in 1575 he reached the inheritance of rule Jever, despite the protests of the Counts of East Frisia. Since 1596 he tried to embank the Black Brack, in order to create a land connection to the newly acquired part of the country, but this failed because of the pressure Edzards II of East Frisia. Johann yet received the title of " the dike builders", as he ran the costly reclamation of the Jade Bay and Butjadingen. He reorganized the administration and judiciary and renewed as the organization of the Lutheran Church. John VII signed the Formula of Concord of 1577 and the Book of Concord of 1580th The unit of the Lutheran Confession began only be Superintendent Hamelmann by.

In 1576 he married Countess Elisabeth in Delmenhorst of Schwarzburg- Blankenburg ( born April 13, 1541 † December 26, 1612 ).

After his death, his son Anton Günther succeeded as Count of Oldenburg.