Holstein-Rendsburg is the name of a county that existed from 1290 to 1459, ruled by a line of the Schauenburg family.

Rise and fall of the county

The Schauenburgs had ruled in

Holstein Holstein (; nds, label=Northern Low Saxon, Holsteen; da, Holsten; Latin and historical en, Holsatia, italic=yes) is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider. It is the southern half of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of German ...

since 1110/1111. In 1290, when Count Gerhard I of Holstein-Itzehoe died, his portion of Holstein was divided into 3 parts. From this emerged the counties of

Holstein-Plön Holstein-Plön was the name of a county ruled by the House of Schauenburg that ruled in Holstein and Stormarn from 1110/11. The county emerged before 1295 when the County of Holstein-Itzehoe was partitioned after the death of Count Gerhard I of ...

Holstein-Pinneberg The County of Holstein-Pinneberg (), also known as the County of Schauenburg and Holstein-Pinneberg (), was a small territory which existed from 1290 until 1640, centred around Pinneberg in modern-day Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Rise and fall of ...

and Holstein-Rendsburg. The below-mentioned counts ruled the territory until the last Count of Holstein-Rendsburg, Adolphus VIII, died in 1459. The Schauenburgs had almost died out; only the line of Holstein-Pinneberg still existed, but their count, Otto II of Schaumburg was not able to secure his inheritance. Instead, in 1460, King

Christian I of Denmark Christian I (February 1426 – 21 May 1481) was a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union. He was king of Denmark (1448–1481), Norway (1450–1481) and Sweden (1457–1464). From 1460 to 1481, he was also duke of Schleswig (within Den ...

, a nephew of Adolphus VIII, who had helped him succeed to the Danish throne, was named as the new lord over the Duchy of Schleswig and

County of Holstein Holstein (; nds, label=Northern Low Saxon, Holsteen; da, Holsten; Latin and historical en, Holsatia, italic=yes) is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider. It is the southern half of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of German ...

Counts of Holstein-Rendsburg

The following counts ruled over Holstein-Rendsburg or Holstein: *1290–1304

Henry I Henry I may refer to: 876–1366 * Henry I the Fowler, King of Germany (876–936) * Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (died 955) * Henry I of Austria, Margrave of Austria (died 1018) * Henry I of France (1008–1060) * Henry I the Long, Margrave of the ...

(1258 – 1304) *1304–1340

Gerhard III Gerhard III of Holstein-Rendsburg ( – 1 April 1340), sometimes called Gerhard the Great, and in Denmark also known as ''Count Gert'' or ''den kullede greve'' ("the bald count"), was a German prince from the Schauenburg family who ruled Hol ...

the Great (ca. 1293 – 1340), Duke of Schleswig *1340–1382 Henry II, nicknamed ''Iron Henry'' (1317 – 1384?) *1382–1397 Nicholas, aka ''Claus of Holstein'' (ca. 1321 – 1397) *1397–1403 Albert II (d. 1403) *1403–1404 Gerhard VI (d. 1404) *1404–1421 Henry III (d. 1421) *1421–1427 Henry IV (1397 – 1427) *1427–1433 Gerhard VII (1404 – 1433), Duke of Schleswig *1427–1459 Adolphus VIII (1401 – 1459), Duke of Schleswig {{authority control !Holstein-Rendsburg House of Schauenburg Noble families of the Holy Roman Empire Holstein Counties of the Holy Roman Empire 1290s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 1290 establishments in Europe 1450s disestablishments in the Holy Roman Empire 1459 disestablishments in Europe