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In 1345 the brothers Gerhard III and John II of Hoya, divided the county among themselves; when the elder branch of Gerhard at Hoya became extinct in 1497, the territories were re-unified under John's descendant Count [[Jobst I, Count of Hoya|Jobst I]] residing at Nienburg. In the 16th century, the counts came under pressure of the mighty Dukes of [[Brunswick-Lüneburg]], who in 1512 occupied their erstates. |
In 1345 the brothers Gerhard III and John II of Hoya, divided the county among themselves; when the elder branch of Gerhard at Hoya became extinct in 1497, the territories were re-unified under John's descendant Count [[Jobst I, Count of Hoya|Jobst I]] residing at Nienburg. In the 16th century, the counts came under pressure of the mighty Dukes of [[Brunswick-Lüneburg]], who in 1512 occupied their erstates. |
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The county was partitioned after [[Otto VIII, Count of Hoya]] died without sons in 1582, the territory was divided between the [[Principality of Lüneburg|Lüneburg]] line of the Duchy of [[Brunswick-Lüneburg]], the [[Principality of Calenberg|Calenberg]] line of the same duchy, and the [[Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel |
The county was partitioned after [[Otto VIII, Count of Hoya]] died without sons in 1582, the territory was divided between the [[Principality of Lüneburg|Lüneburg]] line of the Duchy of [[Brunswick-Lüneburg]], the [[Principality of Calenberg|Calenberg]] line of the same duchy, and the [[Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel|Landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel]]. The Counts of Hoya already had to recognize the [[House of Welf|Welf]] dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg as [[liege lord]]s in 1512. |
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After the [[Austro-Prussian War]] of 1866, the area together with the [[Kingdom of Hanover]] was annexed by [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]]. |
After the [[Austro-Prussian War]] of 1866, the area together with the [[Kingdom of Hanover]] was annexed by [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]]. |
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Revision as of 14:33, 18 May 2014
County of Hoya Grafschaft Hoya (de) | |||||||||
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.svg) County of Hoya (in red) about 1400 | |||||||||
| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Hoya Nienburg | ||||||||
| Government | County | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Henry I Count of Hoya | 1202 | ||||||||
• Partitioned between Hoya and Nienburg | 1345 | ||||||||
• Reunited under Jobst I of Nienburg | 1497 | ||||||||
• Joined Lower Rhenish–West- phalian Circle | 1500 | ||||||||
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• Death of Otto VIII | 1582 | ||||||||
• Part of Prussia | 1866 | ||||||||
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The County of Hoya (German: Grafschaft Hoya) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the present German state of Lower Saxony. It was centered on the town of Hoya on the middle Weser river, between Bremen and Nienburg; the area now belongs to the districts of Nienburg and Diepholz. The largest city of the county was Nienburg.
Geography
As of 1582, Hoya was bordered by (from the north, clockwise): The City of Bremen, the Archbishopric of Bremen, the Bishopric of Verden, the Lüneburg and Calenberg subdivisions of Brunswick-Lüneburg, the Bishopric of Minden, the County of Diepholz, the Bishopric of Münster, and the County of Oldenburg.
History
A first Count Henry at Hoya in Saxony appeared as a liensman of Archbishop Hartwig II of Bremen in 1202. He rivaled with the local Hodenberg noble family at Hodenhagen Castle; their estates on the Weser were gradually acquired by Count Henry and his descendants until 1313. The acquisition of Nienburg led to a long-term conflict with the Bishops of Minden, who suspiciously eyed the steep rise of their comital neighbours.
In 1345 the brothers Gerhard III and John II of Hoya, divided the county among themselves; when the elder branch of Gerhard at Hoya became extinct in 1497, the territories were re-unified under John's descendant Count Jobst I residing at Nienburg. In the 16th century, the counts came under pressure of the mighty Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg, who in 1512 occupied their erstates.
The county was partitioned after Otto VIII, Count of Hoya died without sons in 1582, the territory was divided between the Lüneburg line of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, the Calenberg line of the same duchy, and the Landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel. The Counts of Hoya already had to recognize the Welf dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg as liege lords in 1512.
After the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, the area together with the Kingdom of Hanover was annexed by Prussia.
Counts of Hoya
- Henry I 1202-1235
- Henry II 1235-1290
- Otto II 1290-1324
- Gerhard III 1324-1345 jointly with his brother
- John II
Hoya-Hoya
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1 from 1648 2 until 1648 3 without seat in Imperial Diet ? status uncertain
Circles est. 1500: Bavarian, Swabian, Upper Rhenish, Lower Rhenish–Westphalian, Franconian, (Lower) Saxon
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