Spouse(s) Anna of Gleichen Name Jobst Count Mother Ermengarde of Lippe | Father Jobst I, Count of Hoya Parents Jobst I, Count of Hoya Noble family House of Hoya Died April 25, 1545 | |
Buried St. Martin church in Nienburg Children Otto VIII, Count of Hoya, Eric V, Count of Hoya, Albert II, Count of Hoya People also search for Jobst I, Count of Hoya | ||
Great-grandparents Eric I, Count of Hoya Grandparents John V, Count of Hoya | ||
Count Jobst II of Hoya (1493 – 25 April 1545) ruled the County of Hoya from 1511 until his death.
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Family
He was the eldest son of Count Jobst I and his wife, Ermengarde of Lippe. After the early death of his father in 1507, a regency council was formed, consisting of the Count of Spiegelberg, the Lord of Diepholz and his mother.
His younger brother John VII entered into Swedish service and became governor of Vyborg. His brother Eric IV inherited the Stolzenau section of the County. His sisters Anna and Elisabeth were canonesses of Vreden Abbey and Essen Abbey.
Reign
After a feudal dispute, the County of Hoya was occupied by Dukes Henry the Middle and Henry the Elder of Brunswick-Lüneburg in 1512. Jobst and his family found refugre with Count Edzard I of East Frisia. In 1519, a compromise was found and Hoya was returned to Jobst, after he paid a huge sum of money.
Jobst introduced the Reformation in the county of Hoya. He was a supporter of Martin Luther as early as 1523. In 1525, Luther sent the theologician Adrian Buxschott to Hoya. In 1532, Jobst dissolved the abbey in Bücken and other monasteries in Hoya; only the abbey in Bassum was allowed to continue as a befitting place for unmarried daughters of the nobility.
Jobst's reign saddled the county with heavy debts and mortgages on many manors. He also left unresolved disputes with his creaditors.
Death
Jobst and his wife both died in 1545. They were buried in the St. Martin church in Nienburg. Her tomb is located in the hall below the church tower.
Marriage and issue
Jobst married Anna of Gleichen and had the following children:
After Jobst's death, his sons Albert, Eric and Otto successively ruled Hoya. They all died without a male heir. With Otto's death, the House of Hoya died out in 1582.