John V, Count of Hoya

John V, Count of Hoya (c. 1395 – 10 April 1466), nicknamed the Pugnacious, or the Wild, was the ruling Count of

Reign

John spent his life fighting wars and

During his reign, the St. Martin's church in Nienburg was built. It was consecrated in 1441. John V died in 1466 and was buried in this church.

Marriage and issue

In 1459, when he was already over sixty years old, he married Elisabeth of Diepholz. They had three sons:

• Jobst I, his successor
• Eric, died young
• Albert, also died young

References

• Heinrich Gade: Historisch-geographisch-statistische Beschreibung der Grafschaften Hoya und Diepholz, Nienburg, 1901
• Wilhelm Hodenberg (ed.): Hoyer Urkundenbuch, Hannover, 1848–1856
• Bernd Ulrich Hucker: Die Grafen von Hoya, Hoya, 1993
• Museum Nienburg: Die Grafschaften Bruchhausen, Diepholz, Hoya und Wölpe, Nienburg, 2000

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