County of Hoya
E1008775
The County of Hoya was a medieval territorial lordship in northern Germany, ruled by the House of Hoya and situated along the middle Weser River in what is now Lower Saxony.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| County of Hoya canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county
ⓘ
former state ⓘ medieval territorial lordship ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Bishopric of Minden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County of Diepholz NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Verden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Hoya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | three red hearts and a central red bar on gold field (various versions) ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| currency | various regional pfennigs and groschen of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 1582 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1582 ⓘ |
| governingDynasty | House of Hoya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType |
county
ⓘ
feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
North German Plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weser Uplands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Middle Low German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | middle Weser River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Saxony
ⓘ
Northern Germany ⓘ
surface form:
northern Germany
|
| locatedOn | Weser River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hoya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamilySeat | Hoya Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTown |
Hoya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nienburg (Weser) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Hoya (lordship) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayAdministrativeRegion |
District of Diepholz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
District of Nienburg (Weser) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| ruledBy | House of Hoya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingHouse | House of Hoya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 12th century ⓘ |
| status | immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| successor |
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince-Bishopric of Minden NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Verden NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Calenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| todayPartOf |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfState | imperial county ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.