 With Count Philipp von Rieneck's death in 1559, the noble family died out and the Bishops of Mainz took over power in the Spessart (range) for good.The Electorate of Mainz declared in 1682 that all children between the ages of 6 and 12 were obligated to attend school.In the course of the War of the Austrian Succession, British troops destroyed the church in Johannesberg in 1743.