Henry IV (Holstein)
Heinrich IV of Holstein (* 1397 ; † May 28, 1427 in front of the Duburg near Flensburg ) was Count of Holstein and pretender to the Duke of Schleswig from 1404 to 1427 . However, he was not enfeoffed with it and thus only remained pledgee of large parts of the Duchy of Schleswig.
Life
Heinrich came as the son of Gerhard VI. von Holstein and Katharina Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Lüneburg († 1417/1422) from the Holstein-Rendsburg line of the house of Schauenburg . His father Gerhard VI. fell on August 4, 1404 in a campaign of conquest against Dithmarschen . The regency for the seven-year Heinrich took his mother, the Duchess Elizabeth. The rule took over his uncle Heinrich III.
Henry III. waged a war with the Danish royal family under Margaret I and Erik VII for the Duchy of Schleswig since 1408 , to which the Schauenburgers raised a claim as inheritance . Even after Henry IV ended his mother's reign in 1413, he and his brothers Adolf and Gerhard continued to have a succession dispute with the Danish King Erik VII about the Duchy of Schleswig. Through the mediation of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck , the warring parties reached an armistice in 1417 , which was broken again in 1423.
Even King Sigismunds Oven's arbitration ruling of June 28, 1424 could not end the armed conflicts that lasted a total of thirty years: the later emperor had decided against Gerhard's heirs and denied the Duchy of Schleswig the status of an inheritance. Henry IV appealed to Pope Martin V unsuccessfully against the royal arbitration award . In 1426, Danish troops under Erik VII occupied the areas around Flensburg and Schleswig . In this situation Heinrich sought support from Saxon cities, the Frisians of the Dreiland and even with the Vitalienbrothers . Finally he allied himself with the Hanseatic League .
Heinrich IV fell on May 28, 1427 in the Danish-Hanseatic War during the siege of Flensburg while climbing the Duburg. His grave is in the St. Laurentius Church in Itzehoe .
Under Henry's reign as Duke of Schleswig, representatives of North Frisian Harden met on June 17, 1426 on the island of Föhr to record Frisian law in the Siebenhardenbeläge .
literature
- Karl Jansen: Heinrich IV., Count of Holstein . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 525 f.
Web links
- Rulers of Holstein. Miroslav Marek, accessed June 29, 2011 .
- Genealogy of Holstein (Part 1). Miroslav Marek, accessed June 29, 2011 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Flensburg in the past and present (= writings of the society for Flensburg city history. No. 22, ZDB -ID 500477-9 ). Society for Flensburg City History, Flensburg 1972, p. 296 f.
- ↑ Max Pappenheim: Die Siebenhardenbelieben from June 17, 1426. Festschrift for the five hundredth anniversary. Decorative Arts Museum of the City of Flensburg, Flensburg 1926, p. 7.
- ^ Palle Lauring : History of Denmark. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1964, p. 101.
- ^ Karl Jansen: Heinrich IV., Count of Holstein. In: ADB.
- ^ Writings of the Society for Flensburg City History (ed.): Flensburg in history and present . Flensburg 1972, page 294 ff.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Gerhard VI. |
 Duke of Schleswig 1404–1427 |
Adolf VIII |
| Gerhard VI. |
Count of Holstein-Rendsburg 1404–1427 |
Adolf VIII |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henry IV. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Holstein and Duke of Schleswig |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1397 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 28, 1427 |
| Place of death | near Flensburg |