Johann Reinhard I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
| Johann Reinhard I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg | |
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Silver coin of Johann Reinhard I of Hanau-Lichtenberg
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| Spouse(s) | Maria Elisabeth of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein |
| Noble family | House of Hanau |
| Father | Philipp V, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg |
| Mother | Countess Ludowika Margaretha of Zweibrücken-Bitsch |
| Born |
13 February 1569 Bitche |
| Died | 19 November 1625 (aged 56) Lichtenberg |
Count Johann Reinhard I of Hanau-Lichtenberg (13 February 1569, Bitche (German: Bitsch) – 19 November 1625 Lichtenberg) ruled the county of Hanau-Lichtenberg from 1599 to 1625.
Johann Reinhard I, was the son of Philipp V, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1541–1599) and his first wife, Countess Ludowika Margaretha of Zweibrücken-Bitsch (1540–1569). Johann Reinhard I was christened on 28 February 1569 in Bitche.
Johann Reinhard I studied at the University of Strasbourg and completed a Grand Tour of France, Italy, the Netherlands and England. After his marriage, he was assigned Babenhausen Castle as a residence. He had the nave of the local St. Nikolaus Church embellished and painted. He was interested in history, genealogy and heraldry.
Johann Reinhard I died on 19 November 1625 in Lichtenberg in the Alsace and was also buried there.
The counts of Hanau had had a court case before the Reichskammergericht against the Dukes of Lorraine since 1572 about the inheritance of Zweibrücken-Bitsch. In 1606, they settled out of court. At issue were two fiefs in Lorraine: Bitche and Lemberg Castle. A compromise was found: Bitche reverted to Lorraine, and Hanau-Lichtenberg was allowed to keep Lemberg Castle. This made sense, as it corresponded roughly to the religious realities in the territories. Johann Reinhard also settled a case against the County of Isenburg about conflicting rights in the Dreieich area.
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