The Counts of Schauenburg and Holstein were titles of the

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. The dynastic family came from the County of Schauenburg near

Rinteln Rinteln () is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the banks of the Weser river north of the Porta Westfalica. The town of Rinteln is in the broad valley between the hills of the Weserbergland and the North Lippe Bergland. In ...

(district

Schaumburg Schaumburg is a district (''Landkreis'') of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (clockwise from the north) the districts of Nienburg, Hanover and Hameln-Pyrmont, and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (districts of Lippe and Minden-Lübb ...

) on the

Weser The Weser () is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It begins at Hannoversch Münden through the confluence of the Werra and Fulda. It passes through the Hanseatic city of Bremen. Its mouth is further north against the ports o ...

in Germany. Together with its ancestral possessions in

Bückeburg Bückeburg (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Bückeborg'') is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the border with North Rhine Westphalia. It is located in the district of Schaumburg close to the northern slopes of the Weserbergland ridge. Bückeburg ha ...

and

Stadthagen Stadthagen () is the capital of the district of Landkreis Schaumburg, Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km east of Minden and 40 km west of Hanover. The city consists of the districts Brandenburg, Enzen ...

, the

House of Schauenburg The House of Schaumburg was a dynasty of German rulers. Until , it was also known as the House of Schauenburg. Together with its ancestral possession, the County of Schaumburg, the family also ruled the County of Holstein and its partitions Hols ...

ruled the County of Schauenburg and the

County of Holstein Holstein (; ; ; ; ) is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider. It is the southern half of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of Germany. Holstein once existed as the German County of Holstein (; 811–1474), the later Duchy of H ...

. The comital titles of

Holstein Holstein (; ; ; ; ) is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider (river), Eider. It is the southern half of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost States of Germany, state of Germany. Holstein once existed as the German County of Holstein (; 8 ...

were subject to the

liege lord Homage (/ˈhɒmɪdʒ/ or ) (from Medieval Latin , lit. "pertaining to a man") in the Middle Ages was the ceremony in which a feudal tenant or vassal pledged reverence and submission to his feudal lord, receiving in exchange the symbolic title t ...

, the Dukes of undivided Saxony until 1296, and thereafter the Dukes of

Saxe-Lauenburg The Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg (, ), was a ''reichsfrei'' duchy that existed from 1296 to 1803 and again from 1814 to 1876 in the extreme southeast region of what is now Schleswig-Holstein. Its territorial centre was in the modern district of Herz ...

The counties of Schauenburg and Holstein

The

County of Schaumburg The County of Schaumburg (), until ca. 1485 known as Schauenburg, was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the present German state of Lower Saxony. Its territory was more or less congruent with the present district . History Schaum ...

originated as a

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county, which was founded at the beginning of the 12th century. It was named after Schauenburg Castle, near

on the

, where the owners started calling themselves

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s (from 1295

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s) of Schauenburg. Adolf I probably became the first

Schauenburg Schauenburg is a municipality in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated west of Kassel Kassel (; in Germany, spelled Cassel until 1926) is a city on the Fulda River in North Hesse, northern Hesse, in Central Germany (geogra ...

in 1106. In 1110, Adolf I, Lord of Schauenburg was appointed by

Lothair, Duke of Saxony Lothair III, sometimes numbered Lothair II and also known as Lothair of Supplinburg ( June 1075 – 4 December 1137), was Holy Roman Emperor from 1133 until his death. He was appointed Duke of Saxony in 1106 and elected King of Germany in 1125 be ...

to hold

and Stormarn, including

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, as

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s.Lemma Schauenburg/Schaumburg. In: Klaus-Joachim Lorenzen-Schmidt, Ortwin Pelc (Hrsg.): ''Schleswig-Holstein Lexikon''. 2. Aufl., Wachholtz, Neumünster, 2006. In a battle with Denmark, however, Adolf III became prisoner of the king

Valdemar II Valdemar II Valdemarsen (28 June 1170 – 28 March 1241), later remembered as Valdemar the Victorious () and Valdemar the Conqueror, was King of Denmark from 1202 until his death in 1241. In 1207, Valdemar invaded and conquered Lybeck and Hol ...

, to whom he had to give Holstein in exchange for his freedom. In 1227 Adolf III's son, Adolf IV, recovered the lost lands from Denmark. Subsequently, the

House of Schaumburg The House of Schaumburg was a dynasty of German rulers. Until , it was also known as the House of Schauenburg. Together with its ancestral possession, the County of Schaumburg, the family also ruled the County of Holstein and its partitions Holste ...

were also counts of Holstein and its partitions

Holstein-Itzehoe Holstein-Itzehoe was a county that was formed from Schauenburg and Holstein by the division of Holstein between Gerhard and John in 1261. Gerhard of Holstein-Itzehoe was the only regent. After his death in 1290 Holstein-Itzehoe was divided up b ...

Holstein-Kiel The imperial county of Holstein-Kiel was a line of the counts of Schauenburg and Holstein, House of Schauenburg and Holstein from 1261 to 1390. History The County of Holstein was ruled until 1238 by Adolphus IV of Schauenburg and Holstein. When ...

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 o ...

(till 1640),

Holstein-Plön Holstein-Plön was a county () in the Holy Roman Empire centred on Plön in Holstein. It was held by the House of Schauenburg who had ruled in Holstein and Stormarn since 1110/11. The county emerged before 1295 when the County of Holstein-Itzeh ...

Holstein-Segeberg The County of Holstein-Segeberg was a county in the state of Holstein from 1273 to 1308 and a line of the Counts of Schauenburg and Holstein, noble family of Schauenburg and Holstein. The only count of Holstein-Segeberg was Adolphus V (Holstein-Sege ...

and

Holstein-Rendsburg 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 since 1110/1111. In 1290, when Count Gerhard I of Holstei ...

(till 1460) and through the latter at times also the dukes of

Schleswig The Duchy of Schleswig (; ; ; ; ; ) was a duchy in Southern Jutland () covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km (45 mi) south of the current border between Germany and Denmark. The territory has been di ...

Partitions of Holstein

Holstein partitions of 1261 and 1273

After 1261 the previously jointly ruling brothers Gerhard I and the elder

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divided the Counties of Holstein and Schauenburg (Schaumburg). Gerhard I received the Counties of

and Schaumburg, whereas John received the County of

. After the death of John I, his sons Adolphus V and John II reigned jointly in Holstein-Kiel. In 1273 they partitioned Holstein-Kiel and John II continued ruling over Kiel; Adolphus V ''the Pomeranian'' then received

Segeberg Segeberg (; ) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southwest and clockwise) the districts of Pinneberg, Steinburg and Rendsburg-Eckernförde, the city of Neumünster, the districts of Plön, Ostholstein and St ...

(aka County of Stormarn). After the death of Adolphus V, Holstein-Segeberg was reincorporated into Holstein-Kiel.

Holstein partition of 1290 and reversions of 1350 and 1390

After Gerhard I's death in 1290 his three younger sons partitioned Holstein-Itzehoe and Schaumburg into three branches, with Adolph VI ''the Elder'', the third brother, getting Holstein-

Pinneberg Pinneberg (; ) is a town in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. It is the capital of the Pinneberg (district), district of Pinneberg and has a population of about 43,500 inhabitants. Pinneberg is located 18 km northw ...

and

south of the Elbe, the second brother Gerhard II ''the Blind'' getting Holstein-

Plön Plön (; ) is the district seat of the Plön district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and has about 8,700 inhabitants. It lies right on the shores of Schleswig-Holstein's biggest lake, the Great Plön Lake, as well as on several smaller lakes, ...

, and the fourth

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receiving Holstein-

Rendsburg Rendsburg (, also ''Rensborg'', , also ''Rensborg'') is a town on the Eider (river), River Eider and the Kiel Canal in the central part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the ''Kreis'' (district) of Rendsburg-Eckernfoerde, Rends ...

. The eldest brother John was

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at the Hamburg Cathedral. After the death of Gerhard II his sons Gerhard IV and his younger half-brother John III ''the Mild'' inherited and ruled in Holstein-Plön together. In 1316 the brothers militarily seized the possessions of John II ''the One-Eyed'' (d. 1321) in Holstein-Kiel, whose sons had been killed. John III ''the Mild'', before a second-born co-ruling count in Plön, then received Kiel from the deposed John II ''the One-Eyed'', a cousin of his father Gerhard II ''the Blind''. Gerhard IV continued ruling Holstein-Plön as sole count. After the death of John III's nephew Gerhard V, Count of Holstein-Plön in 1350, who had succeeded Gerhard IV, the Plön line became extinct and John III re-inherited their possessions. In 1390 his son Adolphus IX (aka VII)The numbering varies; some authors count all namesakes within the House of Schauenburg, here put in front, others count only the namesakes within any branch line, here given in parentheses. ruling since 1359 Kiel including Plön, died without issue and thus Nicholas (Claus) of Holstein-Rendsburg and his nephews Albert II and Gerhard VI (jointly ruling till 1397) succeeded to the territories of Holstein-Kiel and Holstein-Plön.

Holstein partition of 1397 and the extinction of the Rendsburg line in 1459

In 1390 the

line had assembled the larger part of the partitioned Holstein counties, to wit Kiel, Plön and Segeberg, but not

, which existed until 1640. Members of the Rendsburg family branch were often also simply titled as Counts of Holstein after 1390. For the Pinneberg family branch, usually residing in the County of Schaumburg, the titling after Schaumburg started to prevail. In 1397 after the death of their uncle Nicholas (Claus), with whom the nephews Albert II and the elder Gerhard VI had jointly ruled Holstein-Rendsburg, they partitioned Holstein-Segeberg (aka county of Stormarn) from Holstein-Rendsburg, with Albert receiving the new branch county in return for waiving his co-rule in Rendsburg. After Albert's death in 1403 Segeberg reverted to Rendsberg. In 1459, with the death of Adolphus XI (aka VIII), the Rendsburg branch was extinct in the male line and the nobility of Holstein-Rendburg and of Schleswig then assigned the succession to his sister's son King

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The last Schauenburg line ruling Schaumburg and Holstein-Pinneberg till 1640

After King

had been chosen as heir to the County of Holstein-Rendsburg Christian ascended to the comital throne in 1460. In 1474

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, elevated Christian I from Count of Holstein-Rendsburg to Duke of Holstein. For his succession in the Duchy of Holstein see List of rulers of Schleswig-Holstein#House of Oldenburg (1460–1544). The Schauenburg line in the Counties of Holstein-Pinneberg and Schaumburg persisted until its extinction in the male line in 1640. This line is also known as Holstein-Schauenburg. The Counts were elevated to Princes of Schaumburg in 1619/1620, however, the Dukes of Holstein opposed the transition of that title to the County of Holstein-Pinneberg.

Schaumburg partition of 1640

After the death in 1640 of Count Otto V without children, the rule of the

ended in Holstein. The County of Holstein-Pinneberg was merged under

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with his royal share in the Duchy of Holstein, which is now part of the state of

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. For Christian IV and his successors see List of rulers of Schleswig-Holstein#House of Oldenburg (1640–1713) The Principality of Schaumburg proper, however, was partitioned among the

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Schauenburg heirs into three parts, one incorporated into the

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of the Duchy of Brunswick and Lüneburg, the second becoming the County of

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and the third continuing the name

, ruled in

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. All the three are now part of the state of

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. The Sovereign Lordship of

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, in 1531 acquired for Schaumburg through marriage by Jobst I, and ruled by his second-born son of Jobst II (ca. 1520–1581, regnant since 1531), passed on to the family of

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. Gemen is in today's

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House of Schauenburg The House of Schaumburg was a dynasty of German rulers. Until , it was also known as the House of Schauenburg. Together with its ancestral possession, the County of Schaumburg, the family also ruled the County of Holstein and its partitions Hols ...

Partitions of Holstein and Schauenburg under Schauenburg rule

Table of rulers

{, class="wikitable sticky-header" ! colspan=2 , Ruler!!Born!!Reign!!Ruling part!!Consort!!Death!!Notes , -style="background:#fff;" , , Adolph I, , , align="center", c.1090?
Son of Adolf? , align="center", 1106 – 13 November 1130, , County of Schauenburg
(with

since 1110), , Hildewa
before 1128
four children , align="center", 13 November 1130
aged 39-40?, , First count of Schauenburg, in 1110 becomes count of Holstein. , - style="background:#fff;" , align="center"colspan="7", ''Regency of Hildewa (1128-1142)'' , rowspan="2", Between 1137 and 1143, Holstein fell under the control of

Henry of Badewide Henry of Badewide (or Badwide) () (died ca. 1164) was a Saxon Count of Botwide (after 1149) and Count of Ratzeburg (after 1156). Henry came from a knightly family from Lüneburg. He took his name from Bode near Ebstorf. He married a relative of ...

, who married a relative of the King of Denmark. However, Adolph and his mother kept Schauenburg and made great efforts to recover Holstein, as much as, by 1139, Henry's domain was already restricted to

Wagria WagriaArnold, Benjamin (1991). ''Princes and territories in medieval Germany'', Cambridge University Press, Cambridge and New York, p. 156. . (, ''Waierland'' or ''Wagerland'') is the northeastern part of Holstein in the German state of Schleswig- ...

. , -style="background:#fff;" , , Adolph II , , , align="center", c.1128
Son of Adolph I and Hildewa , align="center", 13 November 1130 – 6 July 1164, , County of Schauenburg
(with

), , Matilda of Schwarzburg-Käfernburg
c.1155
one child , align="center", 6 July 1164

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aged 35-36 , - style="background:#fff;" , align="center"colspan="7", ''Regency of Matilda of Schwarzburg-Käfernburg (1164-1174)'' , rowspan="2", Count of Schauenburg and Holstein, ceded Holstein to Denmark in 1203 in order to be released from captivity. In 1208 Holstein passed to the Count of Weimar-Orlamünde, {{ill, Albert II, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde, fr, Albert II de Weimar-Orlamünde, lt=Albert I, who held residence at Stormarn (district), Stormarn. In 1227, Albert would be defeated by Adolph III's son, Adolph IV. , -style="background:#fff;" , , Adolph III, , , align="center", 1160
Son of Adolph II and Matilda of Schwarzburg-Käfernburg , align="center", 6 July 1164 – 3 January 1225, , County of Schauenburg
(with

until 1203), , Adelaide of Assel
1182
no children

Adelaide of Querfurt
Before 10 May 1189
four children , align="center", 3 January 1225
aged 64-65 , -style="background:#fff;" , , Adolph IV, , Adolf von Schauenburg IV

, align="center", c.1200
Son of Adolph III and Adelaide of Querfurt , align="center", 3 January 1225 – 1238, , County of Schauenburg
(with

from 1227), , Heilwig of Lippe (I)
1223
four children , align="center", 8 July 1261

Kiel Kiel ( ; ) is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein. With a population of around 250,000, it is Germany's largest city on the Baltic Sea. It is located on the Kieler Förde inlet of the Ba ...

aged , , Count of Holstein by military victory over Valdemar II; In fulfilment of an oath taken before this same victory, Adolph withdrew in 1238 to a

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friary and in 1244 was ordained a priest in Rome. , - style="background:#fff;" , align="center"colspan="7", ''Regency of Heilwig of Lippe (I) and

Abel of Denmark Abel Valdemarsen (c. 1218 – 29 June 1252) was Duke of Schleswig from 1232 to 1252 and King of Denmark from 1250 until his death in 1252. He was the son of Valdemar II by his second wife, Berengaria of Portugal, and brother to kings Eric IV an ...

(1238-1243)'' , rowspan="4", Children of Adolph IV. John and Gerhard ruled jointly on their first years of rule, under regency. They had to wait their abdicated father's death, because only that would explain their late division of the inheritance. After Gerhard's death in 1290 his sons partitioned Holstein-Itzehoe and Schaumburg into three branches. Matilda received property in Schleswig that she left to her brothers after her death. , -style="background:#aed;" , ,

, , , align="center", 1229
First son of Adolph IV and Heilwig of Lippe (I) , align="center", 1238 – 20 April 1263, , County of Kiel
(co-rulership in

until 1261) , , Elisabeth of Saxe-Wittenberg
1249 or 1250
four children , align="center", 20 April 1263
aged 33-34 , -style="background:#ceb;" , , Gerhard I, , , align="center", 1232
Second son of Adolph IV and Heilwig of Lippe (I) , align="center", 1238 – 21 December 1290, , County of Itzehoe
(co-rulership in

until 1261), , {{ill, Elisabeth of Mecklenburg, Countess of Holstein, fr, Élisabeth de Mecklembourg, lt=Elisabeth of Mecklenburg
1250
eleven children

{{ill, Alexia of Montferrat, bg, Аделаида Монфератска, lt=Alexia of Montferrat
1282
no children , align="center", 21 December 1290
aged 57-58 , -style="background:#fff;" , ,

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, ,

, align="center", c.1220
Daughter of Adolph IV and Heilwig of Lippe (I) , align="center", 1238 – 1288, ,

(at Stapelholm, {{ill, Fræzlæt, de and Swania), ,

25 April 1237
four children

Birger Jarl Birger Jarl or Birger Magnusson (21 October 1266) was a Swedish statesman and regent, ''Swedish jarls, jarl'', and a member of the House of Bjälbo, who played a pivotal role in consolidating Sweden after the civil wars between the House of Eri ...

1261br/>no children , align="center", 1288

aged 57-58 , - style="background:#aed;" , align="center"colspan="7", ''Regency of Elisabeth of Saxe-Wittenberg (1263-1267)'' , rowspan="3", Sons of John I, divided officially their inheritance in 1273. After Adolph V's death without descendants, Segeberg went to a son of John I. In 1316, John II was deposed in a coup led by his cousin John III, from Plön. , -style="background:#fedf;" , , Adolph V ''the Pomeranian'' , , , align="center", 1252
First son of

and Elisabeth of Saxe-Wittenberg , align="center", 20 April 1263 – 11 November 1308, , County of Segeberg , , Euphemia of Pomerania-Wolgast
1273 or 1278
one child , align="center", 11 November 1308
aged 55-56 , -style="background:#aed;" , John II ''the One-Eyed'' , , , align="center", 1253
Second son of

and Elisabeth of Saxe-Wittenberg , align="center", 20 April 1263 – 1316, , County of Kiel , , Margareta of Denmark
1276
two children , align="center", 1321
aged 67-68 , -style="background:#ceb;" , Gerhard II ''the Blind'' , , , align="center", 1254
First son of Gerhard I and {{ill, Elisabeth of Mecklenburg, Countess of Holstein, fr, Élisabeth de Mecklembourg, lt=Elisabeth of Mecklenburg , align="center", 21 December 1290 – 28 October 1312, , County of Itzehoe,
renamed
County of Plön , , Ingeborg of Sweden
12 December 1275
four children

Agnes of Brandenburg Agnes of Brandenburg (c. 1257 – 29 September 1304) was the Queen consort of Denmark and Duchy of Estonia (1219–1346), Duchess Regnant of Estonia by marriage to King Eric V of Denmark. As a widow, she served as the regent of Denmark for her s ...

1293
one child , align="center", 28 October 1312
aged 57-58 , rowspan="3" style="background:#ceb;", Children of Gerhard I, divided the land. Gerhard II received his father's capital at Itzehoe, but changed it to Plön, while Adolph VI received, with his portion at Pinneberg, the original Schauenburg. Henry I, the younger son, received a portion of the inheritance in Rendsburg. , -style="background:#def;" , Adolph VI ''the Elder'' , , , align="center", 1256
Second son of Gerhard I and {{ill, Elisabeth of Mecklenburg, Countess of Holstein, fr, Élisabeth de Mecklembourg, lt=Elisabeth of Mecklenburg , align="center", 21 December 1290 – 13 May 1315, , County of Pinneberg
(with

) , , {{ill, Helen of Saxe-Lauenburg, Countess of Holstein, bg, Хелена фон Саксония-Лауенбург, lt=Helen of Saxe-Lauenburg
14 February 1294
seven children , align="center", 13 May 1315
aged 58-59 , -style="background:#fde;" ,

, , , align="center", 1258
Third son of Gerhard I and {{ill, Elisabeth of Mecklenburg, Countess of Holstein, fr, Élisabeth de Mecklembourg, lt=Elisabeth of Mecklenburg , align="center", 21 December 1290 – 5 August 1304, , County of Rendsburg, , Heilwig of Bronckhorst
1289
four children , align="center", 5 August 1304
aged 45-46 , - style="background:#fde;" , align="center"colspan="7", ''Regency of Heilwig of Bronckhorst (1304-1306)'' , rowspan="2", Profited from the minority of the duke of Schleswig to take over the duchy to himself, but handed it over in 1330. However, his career and profit rose up to the point where he can be called the '' de facto'' ruler of

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during the Interregnum of 1332-40. , -style="background:#fde;" , Gerhard III ''the Great'' , , , align="center", 1292
Son of

and Heilwig of Bronckhorst , align="center", 5 August 1304 – 1 April 1340, , County of Rendsburg
(with

1326-1330, and major

1332-1340), , {{ill, Sophia of Werle, Countess of Holstein, da, Sophie af Werle, lt=Sophia of Werle
1315
four children , align="center", 1 April 1340

Randers Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is List of cities and towns in Denmark, Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 64,511 (). , align="center", c.1276
Son of

John II John II may refer to: People * John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (1455–1499) * John II Casimir Vasa of Poland (1609–1672) * John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch (died 1302) * John II Doukas of Thessaly (1303–1318) * John II Komnenos (1087–114 ...

and Margareta of Denmark , align="center", 11 November 1308 – 1315, , County of Segeberg, ,

Luitgard of Mecklenburg Luitgard is a German female name. Origin The name comes from Old High German and means " emaleguardian of the people" (German: ''Beschützerin des Volks''). This derives, in its older form, ''Liutgard'', from ''liut'' which means "people" (Mode ...

1315
no children , align="center", 1315
aged 38-39, , Succeeded his uncle Adolph V at Segeberg. Died assassinated and without heirs. , -style="background:#fedf;" , align="center"colspan="8", ''Segeberg re-absorbed in Kiel; in 1316 it was divided between Pinneberg and Rendsburg'' , -style="background:#ceb;" , Gerhard IV , , , align="center", 1277
Son of Gerhard II and Ingeborg of Sweden , align="center", 28 October 1312 – 1323, , County of Plön
(from 1314 only in a small part of the county) , , Anastasia of Schwerin
30 July 1313
two children , align="center", 1323
aged 45-46 , rowspan="3", Sons of Gerhard II, ruled jointly. On 7 June 1314 Gerhard sold most of his inheritance part to his brother, who in 1316 also deposed John II of Kiel. Ruling over two main parts of Holstein, John III also served, alongside

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 Ho ...

, as lord ruling in guardianship the Danish

Duchy of Schleswig The Duchy of Schleswig (; ; ; ; ; ) was a duchy in Southern Jutland () covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km (45 mi) south of the current border between Germany and Denmark. The territory has been div ...

1332–1340. , -style="background:#aed;" , rowspan="2", John III ''the Mild'' , rowspan="2", , rowspan="2" align="center", 1297
Son of Gerhard II and

, style="background:#ceb;" align="center", 28 October 1312 – 1316

22 September 1350 – 27 September 1359 , style="background:#ceb;", County of Plön , rowspan="2", Catherine of Głogów
25 December 1317 or 27 January 1319
three children

Miroslawa of Schwerin-Wittenburg
1327
three children , rowspan="2" align="center", 27 September 1359
aged 61-62 , -style="background:#aed;" , align="center", 1316 – 27 September 1359, , County of Kiel , -style="background:#def;" , {{ill, Adolph VII, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Adolphe VII de Holstein-Schaumbourg, lt=Adolph VII , , , align="center", 1297
Son of Adolph VI and {{ill, Helen of Saxe-Lauenburg, Countess of Holstein, bg, Хелена фон Саксония-Лауенбург, lt=Helen of Saxe-Lauenburg , align="center", 13 May 1315 – 9 October 1354, , County of Pinneberg
(with

) , , Hedwig of Schwalenberg
by 1301
no children

{{ill, Heilwig of Lippe, Countess of Holstein-Pinneberg, bg, Хайлвиг фон Липе, lt=Heilwig of Lippe (II)
1322
eight children , align="center", 9 October 1354
aged 56-57, , , - style="background:#ceb;" , align="center"colspan="7", ''Regency of Anastasia of Schwerin (1323-1329)'' , rowspan="2", Ruler of only a small part of Plön, after the sell his father made to his uncle. After his death, the aforementioned uncle reunites effectively the entirety of both Plön and Kiel. , -style="background:#ceb;" , {{ill, Gerhard V, Count of Holstein-Plön, fr, Gérard V de Holstein-Plön, lt=Gerhard V , , , align="center", 1315
Son of Gerhard IV and Anastasia of Schwerin , align="center", 1323 – 22 September 1350, , County of Plön , , ''Unmarried'' , align="center", 22 September 1350
aged 34-35 , -style="background:#ceb;" , align="center" colspan="8", ''Plön definitively annexed to Kiel'' , -style="background:#fde;" , Henry II ''of Iron'' , , , align="center", 1317
First son of

and {{ill, Sophia of Werle, Countess of Holstein, da, Sophie af Werle, lt=Sophia of Werle , align="center", 1 April 1340 – 1384 , rowspan="2", County of Rendsburg
(with

1375-1386), , Matilda of Lippe
one child

Ingeborg of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Ingeborg of Mecklenburg (1343/45 – 25 July 1395) was a daughter of Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg and his wife, Euphemia of Sweden. Euphemia was a daughter of Ingeborg of Norway, who was the only legitimate child of King Haakon V of Norway. T ...

before 1374
four children , align="center", 1384
aged 66-67 , rowspan="2", Nicholas and Henry ruled jointly as sons of Gerhard III. In 1375 they inherited the

from the

House of Estridsen The House of Estridsen was a dynasty that provided the List of Danish monarchs, kings of Denmark from 1047 to 1412. The dynasty is named after its ancestor Estrid Svendsdatter. The dynasty is sometimes called the ''Ulfinger'', after Estrid's husba ...

. In 1384, with the death of his brother, Nicholas associated his nephews (Gerhard and Albert, sons of Henry) to power. In 1386 he abdicated of Schleswig to his older nephew Gerhard, who assumed alone this lands. In 1390 Nicholas inherited Holstein-Kiel. After Nicholas' death in 1397, the co-ruling nephews, Gerhard and Albert, divided the land. , -style="background:#fde;" , Nicholas I , , , align="center", 1321
Second son of

and {{ill, Sophia of Werle, Countess of Holstein, da, Sophie af Werle, lt=Sophia of Werle , align="center", 1 April 1340 – 8 May 1397, ,

Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1230 – 27 May 1266) was Queen of the Romans, Countess of Holland, and Countess of Zeeland as the wife of William II of Holland. Biography Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg was born in 1230 to Otto I, Du ...

1354
one child , align="center", 8 May 1397
aged 75-76 , -style="background:#def;" , {{ill, Adolph VIII, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Adolphe VIII de Schaumbourg, lt=Adolph VIII ''the Younger'' , , , align="center", c.1325
First son of {{ill, Adolph VII, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Adolphe VII de Holstein-Schaumbourg, lt=Adolph VII and {{ill, Heilwig of Lippe, Countess of Holstein-Pinneberg, bg, Хайлвиг фон Липе, lt=Heilwig of Lippe (II) , align="center", 9 October 1354 – 13 October 1370, , County of Pinneberg
(with

) , , ''Unmarried'' , align="center", 13 October 1370

Famagusta Famagusta, also known by several other names, is a city located on the eastern coast of Cyprus. It is located east of the capital, Nicosia, and possesses the deepest harbour of the island. During the Middle Ages (especially under the maritime ...

aged 44-45, , , -style="background:#aed;" , Adolph IX ''the Mild'' , , , align="center", 1327
Son of John III and Catherine of Głogów , align="center", 27 September 1359 – 26 January 1390, , County of Kiel , , {{ill, Anna of Mecklenburg, Countess of Holstein-Kiel, sv, Anna av Mecklenburg, lt=Anne of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
4 December 1362 or 21 September 1365
no children , align="center", 26 January 1390
aged 62-63, , After his death in 1390 without descendants, Kiel and its patrimony was divided between

and

. , -style="background:#def;" , {{ill, Otto I, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Otto Ier de Schaumbourg, lt=Otto I , , , align="center", c.1330
Fourth son of {{ill, Adolph VII, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Adolphe VII de Holstein-Schaumbourg, lt=Adolph VII and {{ill, Heilwig of Lippe, Countess of Holstein-Pinneberg, bg, Хайлвиг фон Липе, lt=Heilwig of Lippe (II) , align="center", 13 October 1370 – 1404, , County of Pinneberg
(with

) , , {{ill, Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Countess of Holstein, bg, Матилда фон Брауншвайг-Люнебург (1350-1410), lt=Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg
25 June 1368
ten children , align="center", 1404, , , -style="background:#fde;" , Gerhard VI , ,

, align="center", 1367
First son of

Henry II Henry II may refer to: Kings * Saint Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (972–1024), crowned King of Germany in 1002, of Italy in 1004 and Emperor in 1014 *Henry II of England (1133–89), reigned from 1154 *Henry II of Jerusalem and Cyprus (1271–1 ...

and

, align="center", 8 May 1397 – 5 August 1404, , County of Rendsburg
(in

since 1386), ,

Catherine Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg Katherine (), also spelled Catherine and other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Christian sa ...

1390
six children , align="center", 5 August 1404
{{ill, Dithmarschen, de
aged 36-37 , rowspan="3", Co-rulers in Rendsburg with their uncle Nicholas since 1384. After the abdication of Nicholas in Schleswig, Gerhard took over the duchy, and assumed Rendsburg only after the former's death. Gerhard's brother Albert revived in 1397 the duchy of Segeberg, making official the new division, but after his death in 1403, Segeberg merged again in Rendsburg, still in hands of Gerhard, who died in the following year. The brothers also co-ruled with their cousin, Elisabeth, who had received property in Rendsburg. , -style="background:#fedf , , Albert II , , , align="center", 1369
Second son of

and

, align="center", 8 May 1397 – 28 September 1403, , County of Segeberg, , Agnes of Saxe-Lauenburg
before 23 March 1399
no children , align="center", 28 September 1403
{{ill, Dithmarschen, de
aged 33-34 , -style="background:#fde;" , {{ill, Elisabeth of Holstein, Duchess of Mecklenburg, da, Elisabeth af Holsten, lt=Elisabeth, , , align="center", 1360
Daughter of Nicholas I and

, align="center", 8 May 1397 – 25 January 1416, , County of Rendsburg
(at

Åbenrå Aabenraa (; , ; South Jutlandic: ''Affenråe'', also known as Åbenrå) is a town in Southern Denmark, at the head of the Aabenraa Fjord, an arm of the Little Belt, north of the Denmark–Germany border and north of German town of Flensburg. It ...

, {{ill, Sønder-Rangstrup Herred, da and {{ill, Rise Herred, da), ,

Albert IV, Duke of Mecklenburg Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert Computers, Inc., a computer manufacturer in the 1980s * Albert Czech Republic, a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street mar ...

1373
no children

Eric V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg Eric V of Saxe-Lauenburg (died 1436) was a member of the House of Ascania; son of Duke Eric IV of Saxe-Lauenburg and Sophia of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Eric V and his brother John IV jointly succeeded their father in 1412 as dukes of Saxe-Lauenburg ...

1404
no children , align="center", 25 January 1416
Cammin
aged 55-56 , -style="background:#fde;" , Henry III , , Seal Heinrich III

, align="center", c.1372
Third son of

and

, align="center", 1404 – February 1421, , County of Rendsburg, , ''Unmarried'' , align="center", February 1421
aged 48-49 , , Also Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück as Henry I (1402–1410), and regent in Schleswig. , -style="background:#def;" , {{ill, Adolph X, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Adolphe X de Schaumbourg, lt=Adolph X , , , align="center", 1375
Son of {{ill, Otto I, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Otto Ier de Schaumbourg, lt=Otto I and {{ill, Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Countess of Holstein, bg, Матилда фон Брауншвайг-Люнебург (1350-1410), lt=Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg , align="center", 1404 – 9 October 1426, , County of Pinneberg
(with

), , Helen of Hoya
1378
three children , align="center", 9 October 1426
aged 50-51, , , - style="background:#fde;" , align="center"colspan="7", ''Regency of

and Henry III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg and Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück (1404–1413), in Schleswig only '' , rowspan="2", Died without descendants. Passed the land to his brothers. , -style="background:#fde;" , Henry IV, , , align="center", 1397
First son of Gerhard VI and

, align="center", February 1421 – 28 May 1427, , County of Rendsburg
(in

since 1404), , ''Unmarried'' , align="center", 28 May 1427

Flensburg Flensburg (; Danish language, Danish and ; ; ) is an independent city, independent town in the far north of the Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein. After Kiel and Lübeck, it is the third-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg's ...

aged 29-30 , -style="background:#def;" , {{ill, Otto II, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Otto II de Schaumbourg, lt=Otto II , , , align="center", 1400
Son of {{ill, Adolph X, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Adolphe X de Schaumbourg, lt=Adolph X and Helen of Hoya , align="center", 9 October 1426 – 2 June 1464, , County of Pinneberg
(with

) , ,

Elisabeth of Hohenstein Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Empress Elisabeth (disambiguation), lists various empresses named ''Elisabeth'' or ''Elizabeth'' * Princess Elizabeth (d ...

1418
ten children , align="center", 2 June 1464
aged 63-64, , , -style="background:#fde;" , Adolph XI , , , align="center", 1401
Second son of Gerhard VI and

, align="center", 28 May 1427 – 4 December 1459 , rowspan="2", County of Rendsburg
(with Schlewig), , Matilda
before 1433
no children

Margareta of Mansfeld
1433
no children , align="center", 4 December 1459

Bad Segeberg Bad Segeberg (; ) is a German town of 16,000 inhabitants, located in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, capital of the district (Kreis) Segeberg. It is situated approximately northeast of Hamburg, and west of Lübeck. It is famous for its annual ...

aged 57-58 , rowspan="2", Sons of Gerhard VI, ruled jointly in Holstein-Rendsburg. As Gerhard also wanted to rule in Schleswig he claimed (unsuccessfully) this duchy for himself against his brother. Adolph was the mightiest vassal of Danish crown at his time, gaining royal Danish recognition in 1440. After Adolph's death his patrimony is annexed by

. , -style="background:#fde;" , Gerhard VII , , , align="center", 1404
Third son of Gerhard VI and

, align="center", 28 May 1427 – 24 July 1433, , Agnes of Baden
2 June 1432

Baden Baden (; ) is a historical territory in southern Germany. In earlier times it was considered to be on both sides of the Upper Rhine, but since the Napoleonic Wars, it has been considered only East of the Rhine. History The margraves of Ba ...

ten children , align="center", 24 July 1433

Emmerich am Rhein Emmerich am Rhein (, ; Low Rhenish and ) is a city and municipality in the northwest of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The city has a harbour and a quay at the Rhine. In terms of local government organization, it is a mediu ...

aged 28-29 , -style="background:#fde;" , align="center" colspan="8", ''Rendsburg and Schleswig were annexed to

; with the Rendsburg patrimony the Danish formed the Duchy of Holstein'' , -style="background:#def;" , {{ill, Adolph XII, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Adolphe XII de Schaumbourg, lt=Adolph XII , , , align="center", 1419
First son of {{ill, Otto II, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Otto II de Schaumbourg, lt=Otto II and

, align="center", 2 June 1464 – 9 October 1474, , County of Pinneberg
(with

) , , Irmgard of Hoya
1459
no children , align="center", 9 October 1474
aged 54-55 , rowspan="5", Children of Otto II, succeeded each other, and leaving no descendants. John IV, the eighth son, was the one who left a successor. , -style="background:#def;" , {{ill, Eric I, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Éric Ier de Schaumbourg, lt=Eric I , , , align="center", 1420
Second son of {{ill, Otto II, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Otto II de Schaumbourg, lt=Otto II and

, align="center", 9 October 1474 – 25 March 1492, , County of Pinneberg
(with

) , , Heba of East Frisia
1476
no children , align="center", 25 March 1492
aged 71-72 , -style="background:#def;" , {{ill, Otto III, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Otto III de Schaumbourg, lt=Otto III , , , align="center", 1426
Fifth son of {{ill, Otto II, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Otto II de Schaumbourg, lt=Otto II and

, align="center", 25 March 1492 – 1510, , County of Pinneberg
(with

) , , ''Unmarried'' , align="center", 1510
aged 83-84 , -style="background:#def;" , {{ill, Anton, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Antoine de Schaumbourg, lt=Anton I , , , align="center", 1439
Sixth son of {{ill, Otto II, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Otto II de Schaumbourg, lt=Otto II and

, align="center", 1510 – 22 December 1526, , County of Pinneberg
(with

) , ,

Sophia of Saxe-Lauenburg Sophia most commonly refers to: * Sophia (wisdom), a central idea in Hellenistic philosophy and religion * Sophia (Gnosticism), a feminine figure in Gnosticism * Sophia (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters named Sophia ...

29 November 1492
no children

Anna of Schönburg
before 25 September 1497
no children , align="center", 22 December 1526
aged 86-87 , -style="background:#def;" , {{ill, John IV, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Jean IV de Schaumbourg, lt=John IV , , , align="center", 1449
Eighth son of {{ill, Otto II, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Otto II de Schaumbourg, lt=Otto II and

, align="center", 22 December 1526 – 30 March 1527, , County of Pinneberg
(with

) , ,

Cordula of Gehmen Cordula may mean: * Cordula (name) * Saint Cordula, virgin martyr ** ''Cordula. Graubündner Sage'', an epic poetry, epic poem by Max Waldau, of 1854 * ''Cordula'', a slipper orchid genus nowadays synonymous with ''Paphiopedilum'' * ''Cordula (film ...

1482
one child , align="center", 30 March 1527
aged 77-78 , -style="background:#def;" , Jobst I , , , align="center", 1483
Son of {{ill, John IV, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Jean IV de Schaumbourg, lt=John IV and

, align="center", 30 March 1527 – 5 June 1531, , County of Pinneberg
(with

) , , Maria of Nassau-Siegen
1506
eight children , align="center", 5 June 1531
aged 47-48, , , -style="background:#def;" , Adolph XIII , , Koelner Dom Epitaph Schaumburg

, align="center", 19 January 1511
Second son of

Jobst Jobst is a given name and surname. Given name People with given name Jobst include: * Jobst of Moravia * Jobst Oetzmann * Jobst Brandt * Jobst Fricke * Jobst Wagner * Jobst Nikolaus I, Count of Hohenzollern * Jobst II, Count of Hoya * Jobst Harr ...

and Maria of Nassau-Siegen , align="center", 5 June 1531 – 1544 , rowspan="3", County of Pinneberg
(with

) , , ''Unmarried'' , align="center", 20 September 1556
Brühl
aged 45 , rowspan="4", Children of Jobst, divided their inheritance. The elder brothers ruled jointly in Pinneberg; Jobst II inherited Gemen alone. Adolphus abdicated in 1544, and became

Archbishop of Cologne The Archbishop of Cologne governs the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne in western North Rhine-Westphalia. Historically, the archbishop was ''ex officio'' one of the prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire and ruled the Electorate of Cologne ...

as Adolph III (1547–1556). In 1559 the Reformation officially began in Schauenburg and Holstein-Pinneberg. , -style="background:#def;" , {{ill, John V, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, bg, Йохан V (Шаумбург), lt=John V , , , align="center", 1512
Fourth son of

and Maria of Nassau-Siegen , align="center", 5 June 1531 – 10 January 1560, ,

Elisabeth of East Frisia Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name) Elizabeth is a feminine given name, a variation of the Hebrew language, Hebrew name (), meaning "My God is an oath" or "My God is abundance", as rendered in the Septuagint. ...

1558
no children , align="center", 10 January 1560

aged 47-48 , -style="background:#def;" ,

Otto IV Otto IV (1175 – 19 May 1218) was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218. Otto spent most of his early life in England and France. He was a follower of his uncle Richard the Lionheart, who made him Count of Poitou in 1196 ...

, ,

, align="center", 1517
Fifth son of Jobst I and Maria of Nassau-Siegen , align="center", 5 June 1531 – 21 December 1576, , {{ill, Maria of Pomerania-Stettin, Countess of Holstein, pl, Maria pomorska, lt=Maria of Pomerania-Stettin
before 1545
four children

{{ill, Elisabeth Ursula of Brunswick-Lüneburg, de, Elisabeth Ursula von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, lt=Elisabeth Ursula of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1558
three children , align="center", 21 December 1576

aged 58-59 , -style="background:#ffc;" , {{ill, Jobst II, Count of Holstein-Gemen, fr, Jobst II de Schaumbourg, lt=Jobst II , , , align="center", 1520
Seventh son of Jobst I and Maria of Nassau-Siegen , align="center", 5 June 1531 – 29 May 1581, , County of Gemen, , Elisabeth of Pallant
1558
three children , align="center", 29 May 1581
aged 60-61 , -style="background:#def;" , {{ill, Adolph XIV, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Adolphe XIV de Schaumbourg, lt=Adolph XIV , , , align="center", 27 February 1547
Son of

and {{ill, Maria of Pomerania-Stettin, Countess of Holstein, pl, Maria pomorska, lt=Maria of Pomerania-Stettin , align="center", 21 December 1576 – 2 July 1601, , County of Pinneberg
(with

), ,

Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Empress Elisabeth (disambiguation), lists various empresses named ''Elisabeth'' or ''Elizabeth'' * Princess Elizabeth ( ...

6 May 1583

Wolfenbüttel Wolfenbüttel (; ) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, the administrative capital of Wolfenbüttel District Wolfenbüttel (; ) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, the administrative capital of Wolfenbüttel (district), Wolfenbüttel Distri ...

one child , align="center", 2 July 1601

Minden Minden () is a middle-sized town in the very north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the largest town in population between Bielefeld and Hanover. It is the capital of the district () of Minden-Lübbecke, situated in the cultural region ...

aged 54, , , -style="background:#ffc;" , {{ill, Henry V, Count of Holstein-Gemen, fr, Henri V de Schaumbourg, lt=Henry V , , , align="center", 21 February 1566
Son of {{ill, Jobst II, Count of Holstein-Gemen, fr, Jobst II de Schaumbourg, lt=Jobst II and Elisabeth of Pallant , align="center", 29 May 1581 – 15 October 1597, , County of Gemen, , Matilda of Limburg-Styrum
4 August 1592

Styrum Styrum (; sometimes spelled "Stirum") was an immediate lordship in the Holy Roman Empire, located in Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It held no seat in the Diet and was circumvened by the Lordship of Broich. The exact dat ...

one child , align="center", 15 October 1597
aged 61, , , -style="background:#def;" ,

Ernest Ernest is a given name derived from the Germanic languages, Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious", often shortened to Ernie. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People *Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), ...

, ,

, align="center", 24 September 1569

Son of

and {{ill, Elisabeth Ursula of Brunswick-Lüneburg, de, Elisabeth Ursula von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, lt=Elisabeth Ursula of Brunswick-Lüneburg , align="center", 2 July 1601 – 17 January 1622, , County of Pinneberg
(with

), ,

Hedwig of Hesse-Kassel Hedwig of Hesse-Kassel (born 30 June 1569 in Kassel; died: 7 July 1644 in Hagen) was a princess of Hesse-Kassel by birth and by marriage a Countess of Schaumburg. Life Hedwig was a daughter of Landgrave William IV of Hesse-Kassel (1532–1592 ...

11 September 1597

Schmalkalden Schmalkalden () is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, in the southwest of the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is on the southern slope of the Thuringian Forest at the Schmalkalde river, a tributary to the Werra. , the town had a popul ...

ten children , align="center", 17 January 1622

aged 52, , He was elevated to "Prince of Schaumburg" in 1619. , -style="background:#def;" , rowspan="2", Jobst Herman , rowspan="2", , align="center" rowspan="2", 6 October 1593
Borken
Son of {{ill, Henry V, Count of Holstein-Gemen, fr, Henri V de Schaumbourg, lt=Henry V and Matilda of Limburg-Styrum , align="center" style="background:#ffc;" , 15 October 1597 – 17 January 1622 , style="background:#ffc;", County of Gemen , rowspan="2", Catherine Sophia of Brunswick-Harburg
(1577-1665)
no children , align="center" rowspan="2", 5 November 1635

aged 42 , rowspan="2", Inherited the main County of Pinneberg after his cousin Ernest died without descendants. He too died childless. , -style="background:#def;" , align="center", 17 January 1622 – 5 November 1635, , County of Pinneberg
(with

) , -style="background:#ffc;" , align="center" colspan="8", ''Gemen annexed to Pinneberg'' , -style="background:#def;" , {{ill, Otto V, Count of Holstein-Pinneberg, fr, Otto VI de Schaumbourg, lt=Otto V , , , align="center", 1 March 1614
Borken
Son of {{ill, George Herman of Holstein-Gemen, bg, Георг Херман (Шауенбург) and {{ill, Elisabeth of Lippe, de, Elisabeth zur Lippe , align="center", 5 November 1635 – 15 November 1640, , County of Pinneberg
(with

) , , ''Unmarried'' , align="center", 15 November 1640

aged 26, , Nephew of Henry V and cousin of Jobst Herman. Died unmarried. , -style="background:#def;" , align="center" colspan="8", ''Pinneberg annexed to the

Duchy of Holstein The Duchy of Holstein (; ) was the northernmost state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the present German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It originated when King Christian I of Denmark had his County of Holstein-Rendsburg elevated to a duchy ...

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Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein

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People from the Duchy of Holstein Danish noble titles

The counties of Schauenburg and Holstein

Partitions of Holstein

Holstein partitions of 1261 and 1273

Holstein partition of 1290 and reversions of 1350 and 1390

Holstein partition of 1397 and the extinction of the Rendsburg line in 1459

The last Schauenburg line ruling Schaumburg and Holstein-Pinneberg till 1640

Schaumburg partition of 1640

House of Schauenburg The House of Schaumburg was a dynasty of German rulers. Until , it was also known as the House of Schauenburg. Together with its ancestral possession, the County of Schaumburg, the family also ruled the County of Holstein and its partitions Hols ...

Partitions of Holstein and Schauenburg under Schauenburg rule

Table of rulers

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