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John III of Holstein-Plön (c. 1297–1359), called John the Mild, was a Count of Schauenburg and Holstein-Plön and Holstein-Kiel, ruling Holstein-Plön (1312–1316 and again 1350–1359) and Holstein-Kiel (1316–1359). Together with Count Gerhard III of Holstein-Rendsburg, John III was the lord ruling in guardianship the Danish Duchy of ...
- c. 1297
- Catherine of Silesia-Glogau, Merislawa of Schwerin-Wittenburg
- 27 September 1359
- Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön
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.
RulerRulerBornReignc.1090? Son of Adolf?1106 – 13 November 1130County of Schauenburg (with Holstein ...Regency of Hildewa (1128-1142)Regency of Hildewa (1128-1142)Regency of Hildewa (1128-1142)Regency of Hildewa (1128-1142)c.1128 Son of Adolph I and Hildewa13 November 1130 – 6 July 1164County of Schauenburg (with Holstein)Regency of Matilda of ...Regency of Matilda of ...Regency of Matilda of ...Regency of Matilda of ...Holstein-Plön was the name of a county ruled by the House of Schauenburg that ruled in Holstein and Stormarn from 1110/11 in the 12th century. The county emerged before 1295 when the County of Holstein-Itzehoe was partitioned after the death of Count Gerhard I of Holstein-Itzehoe (died 1290) into the counties of Holstein-Plön, Holstein-Pinneberg and Holstein-Rendsburg.
- Roman Catholic
- Northern Low Saxon, German
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John III of Holstein-Plön (c. 1297–1359), called John the Mild, was a Count of Schauenburg and Holstein-Plön and Holstein-Kiel, ruling Holstein-Plön (1312–1316 and again 1350–1359) and Holstein-Kiel (1316–1359). Together with Count Gerhard III of Holstein-Rendsburg, John III was the lord ruling in guardianship the Danish Duchy of Schleswig 1332–1340. He was known as “John the ...
John III, Count of Holstein-Kiel. Deutsch: Graf Johann III. der Milde von Schauenburg, Graf von Holstein-Plön (* ca. 1297; † 27. September 1359), regierte 1312–1316 und wieder 1350–1359 in Holstein-Plön und 1316–1359 in Holstein-Kiel.
Count of Holstein-Kiel. Johann Johann III Graf von Holstein-Plön, John the Mild von Holstein (Schauenburg Holstein-Plön) (est. 1297 - 27 Sep 1359)
After Gerhard III's death and the collapse of Holstein-Rendsburg's rule 1340 John at first co-operated with King Valdemar IV in order to get his money back but during the following years he was slowly but surely outmaneuvered from his Danish possessions by war and by economic transactions. In 1350 his nephew, Gerhard V, Count of Holstein-Plön ...