Jobst Nikolaus I, Count of Hohenzollern
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Jobst Nikolaus I, Count of Hohenzollern (also known as ''Jost Nikolaus I'' or ''Jos Nikolaus I''; 1433 – 9 February 1488) was a German nobleman from the Swabian branch of the
House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern (, also , german: Haus Hohenzollern, , ro, Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenbu ...
. He was the ruling Count of Hohenzollern from shortly after his birth until his death.


Life

Jobst Nikolaus I became the nominal ruler of the
County of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern (, also , german: Haus Hohenzollern, , ro, Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenbu ...
shortly after his birth. Initially, he stood under the regency and guardianship of his father Eitel Friedrich I ( – 1439). Under a succession treaty of 1429 with the
House of Württemberg The House of Württemberg is a German dynasty and former royal family from Württemberg. History County The House probably originated in the vicinity of the Salian dynasty. Around 1080 the ancestors of modern Württemberg, which was then calle ...
, the County would fall to the Counts of Württemberg if the Swabian branch of the
House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern (, also , german: Haus Hohenzollern, , ro, Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenbu ...
were to die out in the male line. With Jobst Nikolaus's birth, this risk was averted. Emperor Friedrich III granted Jobst Nikolaus I and his heirs in 1471 the right to operate a mine in his county, and the right to mint coins. In 1488, Jobst Nikolaus acquired the Lordship of
Haigerloch Haigerloch is a town in the north-western part of the Swabian Alb in Germany. Geography Geographical location Haigerloch lies at between 430 and 550 metres elevation in the valley of the Eyach river, which forms two loops in a steep shelly limes ...
. He rebuilt the ancestral seat,
Hohenzollern Castle Hohenzollern Castle (german: Burg Hohenzollern ) is the ancestral seat of the imperial House of Hohenzollern. The third of three hilltop castles built on the site, it is located atop Mount Hohenzollern, above and south of Hechingen, on the ...
. It would serve as the residence of the Counts of Hohenzollern until the late 18th century. The county had come in a precarious political situation during the reign of the preceding generation. The county was fragmented when it had been divided between his father and his uncle Friedrich XII. The financial situation was almost hopeless and there was a risk that the Swabian line of the Hohenzollerns might die out. Friedrich XII had sold some land to improve the financial situation, however, this meant that the county became politically insignificant. The situation began to improve during the reign of Jobst Nikolaus's father, Eitel Friedrich I. Jobst Nikolaus managed to enlarge the territory significantly. This positive development continued under his son Eitel Friedrich II.


Marriage and issue

In 1448, Jobst Nikolaus married Countess Agnes of Werdenberg-Heiligenberg (1434–1467), a sister of Bishop Johann II of
Augsburg Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the ...
. Together, they had the following children: * Friedrich (1451 – 8 March 1505), Bishop of Augsburg * Eitel Friedrich II (1452–1512), his successor as Count of Hohenzollern * Eitel Friedrich the Younger (1454 – 27 June 1490), Dutch admiral * Friedrich Albrecht († 16 July 1483), a colonel in the imperial army, fell before
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* Friedrich Johann (d. 18 November 1483) a colonel in the imperial army, fell in the battle of Dendermonde * Helen (d. 11 November 1514), married Johann II of
Waldburg-Wolfegg Waldburg-Wolfegg was a County ruled by the House of Waldburg, located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Waldburg-Wolfegg was a partition of Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil and was repartitioned in 1667, creating Waldburg-Waldsee Waldburg-Wal ...
(d. 19 October 1511)


Ancestry


References

* E. G. Johler: ''Geschichte, Land- und Ortskunde der souverainen teutschen Fürstenthümer Hohenzollern Hechingen und Sigmaringen'', Stettin'sche Buchhandlung, Ulm, 1824
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* Wolfgang Neugebauer: ''Die Hohenzollern. Anfänge, Landesstaat und monarchische Autokratie bis 1740'', vol. 1, Stuttgart, Berlin, and Cologne, 1996 * Gustav Schilling: ''Geschichte des Hauses Hohenzollern in genealogisch fortlaufenden Biographien aller seiner Regenten von den ältesten bis auf die neuesten Zeiten, nach Urkunden und andern authentischen Quellen'', Fleischer, Leipzig, 1843
Online


External links


Entry at Geneall.net


{{DEFAULTSORT:Jobst Nikolaus 01 Hohenzollern Counts of Hohenzollern People from Hechingen House of Hohenzollern 1433 births 1488 deaths 15th-century German people