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Counts of Schauenburg and Holstein
Lines of the family of Schauenburg
After 1261 the family was divided into six lines. This division ended in 1390 when line Holstein-Rendsburg assembled the large part of the possessions in Holstein except of Holstein-Pinneberg, existed until 1640.
Holstein-Kiel
After the death of Count Adolf IV of Holstein in 1261, his elder son John received county Holstein-Kiel. Counts of Holstein-Kiel were:
- 1261 – 1263 John I (1229 – 1263)
- 1263 – 1273 Adolf V der Pommerer (1252 – 1308)
- 1263 – 1316 John II der Einäugige (1253 – 1321)
- 1316 – 1359 John III der Milde (ca. 1297 – 1359), from 1350 also Count of Holstein-Plön
- 1359 – 1390 Adolf VII (d. 1390), also Count of Holstein-Plön
After the death of John I his sons Adolf V and John II ruled together in Holstein-Kiel. In 1273 they divied Holstein-Kiel, and John II continued ruling in Kiel; Adolf V received then Segeberg and founded the line of Holstein-Segeberg. After his death in 1308 without male heirs, Holstein-Segeberg returned to Holstein-Kiel. Successor of John II was in 1316 John III, a son of Gerhard II of Holstein-Plön. After the death in 1350 of Count Gerhard V of Holstein-Plön, who was a nephew of John III, the line of Holstein-Plön became extinct and John III inherited their possessions. His son Adolf VII also died in 1390 without issue and counties of Holstein-Kiel and Holstein-Plön received Count Gerhard VI of Holstein-Rendsburg.
Holstein-Itzehoe
When Holstein was divied in 1261, second son of Adolf IV Gerhard I of Holstein-Itzehoe received County Holstein-Itzehoe. After Gerhards death in 1290 county was divied between his sons.
Holstein-Segeberg
There were two counts of Holstein-Segeberg: Count Adolf V der Pommerer, who died in 1308 without male heirs, and Count Albrecht II of Holstein-Segeberg from the line Holstein-Rendsburg who died issue.
Holstein-Plön
This line was founded by Gerhard II of Holstein-Plön, the elder son of Gerhard I of Holstein-Itzehoe. Counts of Holstein-Plön were:
- 1290 - 1312 Gerhard II der Blinde (1254 – 1312)
- 1312 - 1323 Gerhard IV (d. 1323)
- 1312 - 1316 John III der Milde
- 1323 - 1350 Gerhard V (ca. 1315 – 1350)
- 1350 - 1359 John III der Milde, also Count of Holstein-Kiel
- 1359 - 1390 Adolf VII, also Count of Holstein-Kiel
After the death of Gerhard II ruled his sons John III and Gerhard IV in Holstein-Plön together. In 1316 Count John II of Holstein-Kiel ceded his possession to John III, who became in that way a Count of Holstein-Kiel. After the direct male line of the line of Plön became extinct in 1350 he received againg Holstein-Plön. His son Adolf VII died in 1390 childless and Holstein-Plön and Holstein-Kiel inherited Count Gerhard VI of Holstein-Rendsburg.
Holstein-Pinneberg
The line of Holstein-Pinneberg was founded by third son of Gerhard I of Holstein-Itzehoe. This line also known as Holstein-Schauenburg. Members of this family ruled also in County of Schauenburg and received in 1620 the title of Prince. Counts of Holstein-Pinneberg were:
- 1290 - 1315 Adolf VI (1256 – 1315)
- 1315 - 1354 Adolf VII
- 1354 - 1370 Adolf VIII
- 1370 - 1404 Otto I
- 1404 - 1426 Adolf IX
- 1426 - 1464 Otto II. (1400 – 1464)
- 1464 - 1474 Adolf X (1419 – 1474)
- 1474 - 1492 Erich (1420 – 1492)
- 1492 - 1510 Otto III (1426 – 1510)
- 1510 - 1526 Antonius (1439 – 1526)
- 1526 - 1527 John IV (1449 – 1527)
- 1527 - 1531 Jobst I (1483 – 1531)
- 1531 - 1560 John V
- 1531 - 1581 Jobst II
- 1533 - 1576 Otto IV. (1517 – 1576), bishop of Hildesheim in 1531-1537 as Otto III, converts to the teachings of Martin Luther and begins Reformation
- 1576 - 1601 Adolf XI (1547 – 1601)
- 1601 - 1622 Ernst (1569 – 1622)
- 1622 - 1635 Jobst Hermann (1593 – 1635)
- 1635 - 1640 Otto V (1616 – 1640)
After the childless death in 1640 of Count Otto V, the Counties of Schauenburg and of Holstein-Pinneberg was merged with Duchy of Holstein.
Holstein-Rendsburg
The line of Holstein-Rendsburg was founded by fourth son of Gerhard I of Holstein-Itzehoe. Members of this family was titled also as Counts of Holstein. Counts of Holstein-Rendsburg were:
- 1290 - 1304 Henry I (1258 – 1304)
- 1304 - 1340 Gerhard III der Große (ca. 1293 – 1340), Duke of Schleswig
- 1340 - 1382 Henry II der Eiserne (1317 – 1384?)
- 1382 - 1404 Gerhard VI (d. 1404)
- 1390 - 1397 Nikolaus (ca. 1321 – 1397)
- 1397 - 1403 Albrecht II (d. 1403)
- 1404 - 1427 Henry IV (1397 – 1427)
- 1427 - 1433 Gerhard VII (1404 – 1433), Duke of Schleswig
- 1427 - 1459 Adolf VIII (1401 – 1459),Duke of Schleswig
Adolf VIII was succeeded by his sister's son Christian I of Denmark. For following dukes, see List of Rulers of Schleswig-Holstein.
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