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House of Schaumburg. Spouse (s) Heilwig of Bronckhorst. Father. Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe. Mother. Elisabeth of Mecklenburg. Henry I, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1258–1304) was the first Count of Holstein-Rendsburg .
- Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe
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- Henry II, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg
Count Henry II of Holstein-Rendsburg (nickname Iron Henry;...
- Henry IV, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg
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- Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe
Henry I, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1258–1304) was the first Count of Holstein-Rendsburg. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. Life. He was the son of Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe (d. 1290) and Elisabeth of Mecklenburg (d. c. 1280 ).
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After King Christian I of Denmark, House of Oldenburg had been chosen as heir to the County of Holstein-Rendsburg Christian ascended to the comital throne in 1460. In 1474 Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor , elevated Christian I from Count of Holstein-Rendsburg to Duke of Holstein.
During the Danish-Hanseatic War, together with his elder brothers Henry IV and Adolf VIII, he fought on the side of the Hanseatic League against Denmark. In 1428, he took part as commander of the city fleet in the attack of Flensburg and the bombardment of Copenhagen by the Hanseatic League.
Gerhard III of Holstein-Rendsburg ( c. 1292 – 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 Holstein-Rendsburg and a large part of Denmark during the interregnum of 1332–40.
