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Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön
Seal used by Gerhard between 1274 and 1311
Born1254
Died(1312-10-28)28 October 1312
Noble familyHouse of Schauenburg
Spouse(s)Ingeborg of Sweden
Agnes of Brandenburg
Issueby Ingeborg:
Catherine
Gerhard IV
Valdemar, Count of Holstein-Schauenburg
Elizabeth, Duchess of Pomerania
by Agnes:
John III
FatherGerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe
MotherElisabeth of Mecklenburg

Gerhard II of Holstein-Plön (1254 - 28 October 1312), nicknamed the Blind, was Count of Holstein-Plön from 1290 to 1312.

Life

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

After his father's death in 1290, the county was divided among the surviving sons. Gerhard II received Holstein-Plön; his younger brother Adolph VI received Holstein-Schauenburg and Henry received Holstein-Rendsburg.

Seal

The seal reads 

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"Seal of Count Gerhard of Hostein and Schauenburg"

Marriages and issue

He married on 12 December 1275 the Swedish Princess Ingeborg (born: c. 1262; died: c. 1293), a daughter of King Valdemar of Sweden. They had four children:

  • Catherine (c. 1276 - before 1300)
  • Gerhard IV (1277-1312), Count of Holstein-Plön
  • Valdemar (c. 1279 - 29 July 1306), Count of Holstein-Schauenburg, died after the Second Battle of Uetersen
  • Elizabeth (c. 1282 - 20 July 1318 or 1319), married Otto I, Duke of Pomerania

In 1293 Gerhard married Agnes of Brandenburg, the widow of King Eric V of Denmark. With her, he had a son:

  • John III (c. 1297 - 27 September 1359), Count of Holstein in Kiel from 1312 until his death.

Ancestors

Family of Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön
16. Adolf II of Holstein (1128-1164)
Count of Schauenburg, Holstein and Stormarn
8. Adolf III of Holstein (1160-1225)
Count of Schauenburg and Holstein
34. Sizzo III, Count of Schwarzburg-Käfernburg
17. Mechthild of Schwarzburg-Käfernburg
4. Adolf IV of Holstein (1205-1261)
Count of Schauenburg and Holstein
9. Adelheid of Querfurt
2. Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe (1232-1290)
Count of Holstein-Itzehoe
20. Bernhard II, Lord of Lippe
10. Hermann II, Lord of Lippe
42. Otto I of Are-Hostaden
21. Heilwig of Are-Hostaden
5. Heilwig of Lippe
22. Simon I, Count of Tecklenburg
11. Oda of Tecklenburg
23. Oda of Berg-Altena
1. Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön (1254-1312)
Count of Holstein-Plön
12. Henry Borwin II, Lord of Mecklenburg
6. John I, Lord of Mecklenburg
52. Sverker I of Sweden
13. Christina of Sweden
3. Elizabeth of Mecklenburg
14. Poppo VII of Henneberg
7. Luitgart of Henneberg
15. Elisabeth of Widlberg

References

  • Johann Friedrich Camerer: Vermischte historisch-politische Nachrichten, 1762
Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön
Born: 1254 Died: 28 October 1312
Preceded byas Count of Holstein-Itzehoe Count of Holstein-Plön
1290-1312 		Succeeded by


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