Reinhard IV, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Reinhard IV, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg
Reinhard IV, depicted on the side of the choir stalls in the St. Mary's Church in Hanau
Spouse(s)	Katharina of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
Noble family	House of Hanau
Father	Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg
Mother	Adriana of Nassau-Dillenburg
Born	(1473-03-14)14 March 1473
Died	30 January 1512(1512-01-30) (aged 38)
Buried	St. Mary's Church in Hanau

Count Reinhard IV of Hanau-Münzenberg (born: 14 March 1473 – died: 30 January 1512) succeeded in 1500 his father Philipp I of Hanau-Münzenberg (1449–1500) in the government of the County of Hanau-Münzenberg. He served as co-regent from 1496 onwards.

Reinhard IV was born the son of Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg and his wife, Countess Adriana of Nassau-Dillenburg (1449–1477). His godfather was Prince-abbot Johann II of Henneberg-Schleusingen of the Fulda monastery.

Reinhard IV made several journeys in his youth: in 1493 to the Palatine court at Heidelberg and in 1495 to the Diet of Worms.

From 1496 to 1500, Reinhard IV acted as co-ruler alongside his father who was already disabled by old age.

He was the first count to use the name Hanau-Münzenberg, to distinguish his line from his relatives in Hanau-Lichtenberg. The two lines had existed since the county was divided between Philipp the Elder and Philipp the Younger in 1458. Reinhard also added the arms of the Lordship of Münzenberg to his coat of arms.

In 1500, Reinhard exchanged some territories with the County of Isenburg, giving them Offenbach am Main and his share of Bracht and received the village of Bischofsheim (now part of Maintal) in return, thereby ending a protracted conflict between the two neighboring rulers. In 1503, he exchanged half the village of Trais (now part of Münzenberg) for the share in Seckbach held by the Counts of Solms. In 1504, he purchased the other shares in Seckbach from their respective owners: the Schelme von Bergen family, the Farchen of Heidelberg family and the Glauburg family in Frankfurt.