Johann (Hoya) von Hoya (1529 - 1574)

Born 18 Apr 1529 in Viborg, Danmark

Ancestors

Died 5 Apr 1574 at age 44 in Schloss Ahaus, Ahaus, Fürstbistum Münster, Heiliges Römisches Reich

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Biography

Johann (Hoya) von Hoya is Notable.

Johann IV. von Osnabrück was Sovereign of the Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück from 1585–1591

Johann von Hoya was born on 18 April 1529 in Viborg. He died on 5 April 1574 at Schloss Ahaus in Ahaus in the Prince-Bishopric of Münster.

He is also known as

1. Johann VIII. von Hoya zu Stolzenau
2. Johann IV. Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück
3. Johann III. Prince-Bishop of Münster, and
4. Johann II. Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn.

Family and Education

Johann was the son of Johann VII. von Hoya ("the Belligerent") and Margarete, sister of King Gustav I. of Sweden. Johann remained unmarried and was the last of his line. His education likely took place in Sweden, Reval, and Danzig. Initially assigned to the part-county of Stolzenau in 1547, he later moved to Paris and Italy to study law.

Ecclesiastical Career

In 1553, Johann was appointed as Assessor at the Reichskammergericht by Emperor Charles V. Subsequently, he was elected Bishop of Osnabrück in 1553, confirmed by the Pope a year later, and served simultaneously as President of the Reichskammergericht until 1557. Johann became the Bishop of Münster in 1566 and was appointed Administrator of the Hochstift Paderborn in 1568.

Johann's ecclesiastical policy was characterized by attempts at reform and an often conciliatory stance towards Protestantism, which sometimes brought him into conflict with the Catholic hierarchy. He recognized the decrees of the Council of Trent for the Diocese of Osnabrück in 1570 and similarly committed to the Tridentine doctrines in Münster and Paderborn. Despite his efforts, his success in defending Catholicism in his dioceses was limited.

Sources

Wikidata: Item Q1694775, de:Wikipedia