John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
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John V of Saxe-Lauenburg (also numbered John IV; 18 July 1439 – 15 August 1507) was the eldest son of Duke Bernard II of Saxe-Lauenburg
and Adelheid of Pomerania-Stolp (*1410 – after 1445*), daughter of Duke Bogislaus VIII of Pomerania-Stolp
. He succeeded his father in 1463 as duke of Saxe-Lauenburg.
, started in 1180–1182 by Duke Bernard I
.
In 1481 John V redeemed Saxe-Lauenburg's exclave Land of Hadeln, which had been pawned to Hamburg
as security for a credit of 3,000 Rhenish guilder
s since 1407. John V then made his son and heir apparent, Magnus
, vicegerent of Hadeln, and finally regent as of 1498.
Having advanced to regent Magnus, who in 1484 had failed to conquer the rich Land of Wursten
, a de facto autonomous region of free Frisian
peasants in a North Sea
marsh at the Weser estuary, won his father and Henry IV the Elder of Brunswick and Lunenburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel
on 24 November 1498 as allies in a second attempt to conquer Wursten. However, on 9 September 1499 the pre-emptive feud
of the joint forces of Wursten, the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, Ditmarsh, the cities of Bremen
, Buxtehude
, Hamburg, and Stade
against John V and Magnus turned the latter's campaign into an adventure involving heavy losses. By early December 1499 Prince-Archbishop Johann Rode
of Bremen converted Henry IV to their column so that Magnus lacked support.
Mediated by Eric I of Brunswick and Lunenburg
, Prince of Calenberg and Henry IV, Rode and Magnus for his father John V concluded peace on 20 January 1500. Hadeln was restored to Magnus, while the Wursteners rendered homage to Rode on 18 August, thus in the end little had changed as compared with the status quo ante
.
(1446 – March 1519), daughter of Elector Frederick II Irontooth of Brandenburg
, making her the Saxon consort, and they had the following children:
One of John V's illegitimate children was:
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Bernard II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
Bernard II of Saxe-Lauenburg was a son of Duke Eric IV of Saxe-Lauenburg and Sophia of Brunswick and Lunenburg , daughter of Duke Magnus II of Brunswick and Lunenburg ....
and Adelheid of Pomerania-Stolp (*1410 – after 1445*), daughter of Duke Bogislaus VIII of Pomerania-Stolp
Bogislaw VIII, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw VIII was Duke of Pomerania in Pomerania-Stolp from 1395 until 1418. He was married to Sophie of Holstein, with whom he had Bogislaw IX and Adelheid of Pomerania , married with Duke Bernard II of Saxe-Lauenburg on 2 February 1429.The reign of Bogislaw was influenced by the contemporary...
. He succeeded his father in 1463 as duke of Saxe-Lauenburg.
Life
After a fire John V reconstructed Saxe-Lauenburg's residential castle in Lauenburg upon ElbeLauenburg/Elbe
Lauenburg/Elbe is a town in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated at the northern bank of the river Elbe, east of Hamburg. It is the southernmost town of Schleswig-Holstein. Lauenburg belongs to the Kreis of Herzogtum Lauenburg and had a population of 11,900 as of 2002...
, started in 1180–1182 by Duke Bernard I
Bernhard, Count of Anhalt
Bernhard, Count of Anhalt was a German prince of the House of Ascania, Count of Anhalt and Ballenstedt, and Lord of Bernburg through his paternal inheritance...
.
In 1481 John V redeemed Saxe-Lauenburg's exclave Land of Hadeln, which had been pawned to Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
as security for a credit of 3,000 Rhenish guilder
Rhenish guilder
Rhenish guilder is the name of the golden, base currency coin of the Rhineland in the 14th and 15th centuries.- Formation :...
s since 1407. John V then made his son and heir apparent, Magnus
Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg was a Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg from the House of Ascania.-Life:...
, vicegerent of Hadeln, and finally regent as of 1498.
Having advanced to regent Magnus, who in 1484 had failed to conquer the rich Land of Wursten
Land Wursten
Land Wursten is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km southwest of Cuxhaven, and 15 km north of Bremerhaven...
, a de facto autonomous region of free Frisian
Frisians
The Frisians are a Germanic ethnic group native to the coastal parts of the Netherlands and Germany. They are concentrated in the Dutch provinces of Friesland and Groningen and, in Germany, East Frisia and North Frisia, that was a part of Denmark until 1864. They inhabit an area known as Frisia...
peasants in a North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
marsh at the Weser estuary, won his father and Henry IV the Elder of Brunswick and Lunenburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel
Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Henry , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called Henry the Elder or Henry the Evil, was prince of Wolfenbüttel from 1491 until his death.-Life:...
on 24 November 1498 as allies in a second attempt to conquer Wursten. However, on 9 September 1499 the pre-emptive feud
Feud
A feud , referred to in more extreme cases as a blood feud, vendetta, faida, or private war, is a long-running argument or fight between parties—often groups of people, especially families or clans. Feuds begin because one party perceives itself to have been attacked, insulted or wronged by another...
of the joint forces of Wursten, the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, Ditmarsh, the cities of Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
, Buxtehude
Buxtehude
Buxtehude is a town on the Este River in Northern Germany in the district of Stade and part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region . Buxtehude is a steadily growing medium-sized town and the second largest in the district of Stade. It lies on the southern borders of the Altes Land within easy reach of...
, Hamburg, and Stade
Stade
Stade is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany and part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region . It is the seat of the district named after it...
against John V and Magnus turned the latter's campaign into an adventure involving heavy losses. By early December 1499 Prince-Archbishop Johann Rode
Johann Rode von Wale
Johann Rode von Wale was a Catholic cleric, a Doctor of Canon and Civil Law, a chronicler, a long-serving government official and as John III Prince-archbishop of Bremen between 1497 and...
of Bremen converted Henry IV to their column so that Magnus lacked support.
Mediated by Eric I of Brunswick and Lunenburg
Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Eric I, the Elder was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1495 and the reigning prince of Calenberg-Göttingen.- Ancestry :Eric I was born on 16 February 1470 in Neustadt am Rübenberge at the castle of Rovenburg....
, Prince of Calenberg and Henry IV, Rode and Magnus for his father John V concluded peace on 20 January 1500. Hadeln was restored to Magnus, while the Wursteners rendered homage to Rode on 18 August, thus in the end little had changed as compared with the status quo ante
Status quo ante
Status quo ante is Latin for "the way things were before" and incorporates the term status quo. In law, it refers to the objective of a temporary restraining order or a rescission in which the situation is restored to "the state in which previously" it existed...
.
Marriage and issue
On 12 February 1464 John V married Dorothea of BrandenburgDorothea of Brandenburg, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg
Dorothea of Brandenburg was a princess of Brandenburg by birth and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg.- Life :...
(1446 – March 1519), daughter of Elector Frederick II Irontooth of Brandenburg
Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg
Frederick II of Brandenburg , nicknamed "the Iron" and sometimes "Irontooth" , was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from 1440 until his abdication in 1470, and was a member of the House of Hohenzollern.-Biography:Frederick II was born in Tangermünde to Frederick I, Brandenburg's...
, making her the Saxon consort, and they had the following children:
- Adelheid of Saxony, Angria and Westphalia (*?–died as a child*)
- Sophia of Saxony, Angria and Westphalia (*died latest 1497*), on 29 November 1491 ∞ Anthony of Schauenburg and Holstein-Pinneberg (*1439-22 December 1526*)
- Magnus I of Saxony, Angria and Westphalia (Lauenburg) (*1 January 1470 – 1 August 1543*)
- Bernard of Saxony, Angria and Westphalia (*? – 1524*), canonCanon (priest)A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
in CologneCologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
and MagdeburgMagdeburgMagdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe.... - Eric I/II of Saxony, Angria and WestphaliaEric of Saxe-Lauenburg (prince-bishop)Eric of Sachsen-Lauenburg was Bishop of Hildesheim as Eric II from 1502 to 1502 and Bishop of Münster as Eric I from 1508 to 1522.- Life :...
(*1472–20 October 1522*), Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim (1501–1503) and Münster (1508–1522) - John of Saxony, Angria and WestphaliaJohn IV of Saxe-Lauenburg (prince-bishop)John IV of Saxe-Lauenburg was a Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim.-Life:The son of Dorothea of Brandenburg and Duke John V of Saxe-Lauenburg stood for election as prince-archbishop of Bremen, however, the majority of the canons of the cathedral chapters of Bremen and Hamburg elected Johann Rode...
(*1483–20 November 1547*), as John IV Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim (1503–1547) - Anna of Saxony, Angria and Westphalia (*?–1504*), ∞ in 1490 (1) John of Lindow-Ruppin (*?–1500*), ca. 1503 (2) Count Frederick of Spiegelberg (*?–1537*)
- Frederick of Saxony, Angria and Westphalia (*?–before 1501*)
- Rudolph of Saxony, Angria and Westphalia (*?–1503*)
- Henry of Saxony, Angria and Westphalia (died as a child)
- Catherine of Saxony, Angria and Westphalia, Cistercian nunCistercian nunsCistercian nuns are female members of the Cistercian Order, a religious order belonging to the Roman Catholic branch of the Catholic Church.-History:...
in Reinbek bei HamburgReinbekReinbek is a town located in Stormarn district in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein within the metropolitan region of Hamburg... - Elisabeth of Saxony, Angria and Westphalia (*1489–1541*), ∞ Duke Henry IV of Brunswick and Lunenburg (Grubenhagen)Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-GrubenhagenDuke Henry IV of Brunswick Grubenhagen was a member of the Guelph dynasty and was Prince of Brunswick-Grubenhagen.- Life :...
(*1460–6 December 1526*, SalzderheldenEinbeckEinbeck is a town in the district Northeim, in southern Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.-Economy:Einbeck is famous for its 600 year old beer brewery, home of Einbecker Bier, the origin for the term Bock beer...
), son of Herry IIIHenry III of Brunswick-GrubenhagenHenry III, Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg , of the House of Welf, was a Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg ruling the ducal Principality of Grubenhagen between 1427 and 1464.- Life :...
.
One of John V's illegitimate children was:
- Bernhardus Sasse (in Low SaxonNorthern Low SaxonNorthern Low Saxon is a West Low German dialect.As such, it covers a great part of the West Low-German-speaking areas of northern Germany, with the exception of the border regions where Eastphalian and Westphalian are spoken...
, , ; died before 21 February 1549), auxiliary bishopAuxiliary bishopAn auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
in MünsterMünsterMünster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...
and titular bishopTitular bishopA titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...
of Ptolemais in Phoenicia (today's Akko), as of 23 March 1519.
Ancestry
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