Background
He was the eldest son of Count Jobst I and his wife, Ermengarde of Lippe. After the early death of his father in 1507, a regency council was formed, consisting of the Count of Spiegelberg, the Lord of Diepholz and his mother.
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Jobst Count
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Family Reign After a feudal dispute, the County of Hoya was occupied by Dukes Henry the Middle and Henry the Elder of Brunswick-Lüneburg in 1512. Jobst and his family found refugre with Count Edzard I of East Frisia. In 1519, a compromise was found and Hoya was returned to Jobst, after he paid a huge sum of money.
Jobst introduced the Reformation in the county of Hoya.
He was a supporter of Martin Luther as early as 1523. In 1525, Luther sent the theologician Adrian Buxschott to Hoya.
In 1532, Jobst dissolved the abbey in Bücken and other monasteries in Hoya. Only the abbey in Bassum was allowed to continue as a befitting place for unmarried daughters of the nobility.
Jobst"s reign saddled the county with heavy debts and mortgages on many manors.
He also left unresolved disputes with his creaditors. Death They were buried in the Saint Martin church in Nienburg. Her tomb is located in the hall below the church tower.
