Gerhard II (Holstein-Plön)

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Seal of Gerhard II from the period 1274 to 1311

Gerhard II (* 1254 ; † October 28, 1312 ), known as the blind, was Count of Holstein-Plön .

Life

He was the second son of Gerhard I von Holstein-Itzehoe and Elisabeth von Mecklenburg .

When his father died in 1290, his father's county was so divided up among the sons still alive that Gerhard II was Count of Holstein-Plön from 1290 , while his younger brothers Adolf VI. ruled as Count of Holstein-Schauenburg and Heinrich I as Count of Holstein-Rendsburg .

seal

(see fig.) Inscription: S (IGILLUM) * GERARDI * COMITIS * HOLTSACIE * ET * IN * SCHOWENBURCH (seal of Gerhards Graf von Holstein and in Schauenburg)

Marriages and offspring

On December 12, 1275, he married the Swedish princess Ingeborg (* approx. 1262, † approx. 1290/93), a daughter of Waldemar I. Birgerson of Sweden, and had the following children with her:

  • Catharina (* around 1276; † before 1300), married to Otto I of Pomerania
  • Gerhard IV. (* Around 1277; † 1312) Count of Holstein-Plön
  • Waldemar (* around 1279; † July 29, 1306) Count of Holstein-Schauenburg, died after the Second Battle of Uetersen
  • Elisabeth (* around 1282; † July 20, 1318 or 1319)

In 1293 Gerhard married Agnes von Brandenburg and had a son with her:

  • Johann III. (* around 1297 - † September 27, 1359), from 1312 Count von Holstein in Kiel.

ancestry

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Adolf III. (Schauenburg and Holstein) (1160–1225)
Count of Schauenburg and Holstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Adolf IV. (Schauenburg and Holstein) (1205–1261)
Count of Schauenburg and Holstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Adelheid of Querfurt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Gerhard I (Holstein-Itzehoe) (1232-1290)
Count of Holstein-Itzehoe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Hermann II (Lippe)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Heilwig von der Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Oda of Tecklenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Gerhard II. (Holstein-Plön) (1254–1312)
Count of Holstein-Plön
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Heinrich Borwin II. (Mecklenburg)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Johann I (Mecklenburg)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Christine of Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Elisabeth of Mecklenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Poppo VII von Henneberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Luitgart von Henneberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Elisabeth von WILDBERG
 
 
 
 
 
 

swell

  • Johann Friedrich Camerer : Mixed historical-political news in letters from some strange areas of the duchies Schleßwig and Hollstein, their natural history and other rare antiquities. Volume 2. Korte, Flensburg et al. 1762.
predecessor Office successor
Gerhard I. Count of Holstein-Plön
1290 - 1312 		Gerhard IV.
personal data
SURNAME Gerhard II.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Count of Holstein-Plön
DATE OF BIRTH 1254
DATE OF DEATH October 28, 1312