Gerhard IV ( – 1323), was Count of
Holstein-Plön from 1312 until his death.
Life
He was the eldest son of
Gerhard II and his wife,
Ingeborg of Sweden. He inherited
Holstein-Plön; on 7 June 1314, he sold most of his inheritance to his brother
John III.
Marriage and issue
He married on 30 July 1313 to Anastasia of Schwerin ( – after 1316), a daughter of
Nicholas I of Schwerin, and had the following children with her:
* Gerhard V of
Holstein-Plön ( – 22 September 1350), canon at Lübeck Cathedral, potential future Count of Holstein-Plön until his early death.
File:Seal_Gerhard_V._(Holstein-Plön)_01.jpg, Seal of Gerhard V
File:Seal_Gerhard_V._(Holstein-Plön)_02.jpg, Seal of Gerhard V
File:Seal_Gerhard_V._(Holstein-Plön)_03.jpg, Seal of Gerhard V
* Ingeborg ( – after 1349), married to Count
Conrad I Oldenburg; they were parents of
Christian V, Count of Oldenburg
Christian V, Count of Oldenburg ( – 1399) was the List of rulers of Oldenburg, ruling count of Duchy of Oldenburg, Oldenburg from 1368 until 1398. He was born sometime before 1347 to Count Conrad I of Oldenburg and Ingeborg of Brunswick. A ...
Seals
An early seal from his time as
Provost of Lübeck reads:
"Seal of Gerhard, provost of Lübeck by the grace of God"
File:Seal_Gerhard_IV._(Holstein-Plön)_02.jpg, Seal of Gerhard IV
File:Seal_Gerhard_IV._(Holstein-Plön)_04.jpg, Seal of Gerhard IV
File:Seal_Gerhard_IV._(Holstein-Plön)_05.jpg, Seal of Gerhard IV
Ancestors
References
* Verein für Lübecksche Geschichte und Alterthumskunde: ''Siegel des Mittelalters aus den Archiven der Stadt Lübeck'', Lübeck, 1862-1865
Plön
Counts of Holstein
House of Schauenburg
1270s births
1323 deaths
13th-century German nobility
14th-century German nobility
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