Heinrich II. (Holstein-Rendsburg)

Seal of Heinrich II from around 1343

Heinrich II. (* Around 1317, † around 1384, called Heinrich der Eiserne ) was Count of Holstein-Rendsburg and pledge master of southern Schleswig . He ruled together with his younger brother, Count Nikolaus († 1397).

Life

He was the older son of Count Gerhard III. and Sofia von Werle , the daughter of Nikolaus von Werle . Heinrich was a mercenary leader operating across Europe and a typical representative of the late entrenchment who fought in Italy, Russia, Estonia and France. He was in English and Swedish service. To secure their rule, he and his brother had the city of Flensburg fortified around 1345 . Walls, gates and towers were built to create the closed city fortifications of Flensburg . In 1367 he became the fleet commander of the Cologne Confederation of the Hanseatic League and conquered Copenhagen in 1368. Count Heinrich II and his brother Nikolaus vigorously asserted themselves in Holstein and vigorously defended their claims in Schleswig and Denmark as well as against the North Frisians.

Heinrich was married twice:

Mechthild († 1365), daughter of Bernhard V, noble lord zur Lippe
1366 Ingeborg († approx. 1398), daughter of Albrecht II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

The following children come from these marriages:

First marriage:

Mechthild (mentioned in a document on March 12, 1365)

Second marriage:

Gerhard VI. (At Helge Bei der Wieden Gerhard V.)
Albrecht II (Holstein)
Henry III. († 1421) as Heinrich I Bishop of Osnabrück
Sophia von Holstein (* 1375 in Lübeck , † 1450 in Przytór ), she married Bogislaw VIII of Pomerania- Stargard

seal

Transcription: S (IGILLUM) * HINRICI * D (E) I * GRA (TIA) * COMIT (IS) * HOLTZACIE * STORMARIE (Seal of Heinrich by the grace of God, Count of Holstein (and) Stormarn)

literature

Karl Jansen: Heinrich II., The Iron, Count of Holstein . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, pp. 523-525.
Wilhelm Koppe: Heinrich II. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1969, ISBN 3-428-00189-3 , p. 359 f. ( Digitized version ).
Helge bei der Wieden : Schaumburg Genealogy. Family tables of the Counts of Holstein and Schaumburg - also dukes of Schleswig - up to their extinction in 1640 (= Schaumburg Studies. Booklet 14). 2nd, revised edition. Ernst Knoth, Melle 1999, ISBN 3-88368-305-1 .
Carl J. Milde : Seal of the Holstein-Schauenburg Counts from the archives of the city of Lübeck (= seal of the Middle Ages from the archives of the city of Lübeck. Issue 9, ZDB -ID 1492410-9 ). Issue 2. Published by the Association for Lübeck History and Archeology. von Rohden in commission, Lübeck 1871, pp. 24-25.

Web links

The Isern Hinrik - A professional warrior in the late Middle Ages on kriegsreisen.de

Individual evidence

^ Andreas Oeding, Broder Schwensen, Michael Sturm: Flexikon. 725 aha experiences from Flensburg! , Flensburg 2009, article: Niehuus
^ At the Wieden: Schaumburg Genealogy. 1999, p. 70.
^ At the Wieden: Schaumburg Genealogy. 1999, p. 75.
^ Georg Wilhelm von Raumer : The island of Wollin and the seaside resort of Misdroy. Historical sketch. Publisher of Decker's Secret Ober-Hofbuchdruckerei, Berlin 1851, p. 57.

predecessor	Office	successor
Heinrich	Duke of Schleswig 1340–1384	Nicholas
Gerhard III	Count of Holstein-Rendsburg 1340–1384	Nicholas

personal data
SURNAME	Henry II
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Duke of Schleswig and Count of Holstein-Rendsburg
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1317
DATE OF DEATH	around 1384

[1] Andreas Oeding, Broder Schwensen, Michael Sturm: Flexikon. 725 aha experiences from Flensburg! , Flensburg 2009, article: Niehuus

[2] At the Wieden: Schaumburg Genealogy. 1999, p. 70.

[3] At the Wieden: Schaumburg Genealogy. 1999, p. 75.

[4] Georg Wilhelm von Raumer : The island of Wollin and the seaside resort of Misdroy. Historical sketch. Publisher of Decker's Secret Ober-Hofbuchdruckerei, Berlin 1851, p. 57.