Johann IV, Count of Katzenelnbogen
Johann IV, Count of Katzenelnbogen | |
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| Born | c.1363 Katzenelnbogen |
| Died | 27 October 1444 Rheinfels Castle |
| Noble family | House of Katzenelnbogen |
| Spouse(s) | Anna of Katzelnbogen |
| Father | Diether VIII, Count of Katzenelnbogen |
| Mother | Elisabeth of Nassau-Wiesbaden |
Johann IV, Count of Katzenelnbogen (c.1363 - 27 October 1444) was one of the last members of the younger line of the House of Katzenelnbogen. He ruled the reunited County of Katzenelnbogen.
His father was Diether VIII, a count of Katzenelnbogen from the younger line of the House of Katzenelnbogen, and ruled mainly in . Johann's mother was Elisabeth, a daughter of Adolph I of Nassau-Wiesbaden (1307–1370).
In 1383, Johann IV married Anna of Katzenelnbogen, a distant cousin from the older line of Katzenelnbogen,[1] and they had at least one son: Philipp I (1402–1479). Philipp I was the last male member of the House of Katzenelnbogen. He had two sons: Philipp II (1427–1453) and Eberhard (d. 1456), however, they both predeceased him. After Philipp I's death, his daughter Anna inherited the County, including , and so it fell to her husband, Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse.
Johann was important in the history of Riesling. In 1435 Klaus Kleinfisch, an administrator of Johann, bought a new white grape variety from a vineyard in Rüsselsheim for 22 shillings. In this invoice, the name Riesling is mentioned for the first time in a document.[2]
Johann died 27 October 1444 at Rheinfels Castle. His body was later transferred to Eberbach Abbey, which had been the family's burial site since Eberhard I of Katzenelnbogen. [3]
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References[]
- ^ Bader, Karl S. (1959-08-01). "Regesten der Grafen von Katzenelnbogen 1060–1486. Bearbeitet von Karl E. Demandt". Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte. Germanistische Abteilung. 76 (1): 435–438. doi:10.7767/zrgga.1959.76.1.435. ISSN 2304-4861.
- ^ "Prof. Dr. Alexander Demandt über die Geschichte des Riesling". www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ Monsees, Yvonne (2009). Grabmäler im Kloster Eberbach ein Rundgang. Eltville. ISBN 978-3-00-027060-4. OCLC 609659418.
External links[]
- http://www.gg-online.de/html/dornberger_schloss.htm
- http://www.gross-gerau.de/images/bgi/dld/Meilensteine_02-10-2008_17-42-42.pdf[permanent dead link]
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