Adolph VI, Count of Holstein-Schauenburg (1256–1315) was the ruling Count of Holstein-Pinneberg and Schaumburg from 1290 until his death. He was the third son of Gerhard I and Elisabeth of Mecklenburg and was married to Helen of Saxe-Lauenburg,[1] daughter of John I, Duke of Saxony.
Adolph VI, Count of Holstein-Schauenburg | |
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_01.jpg) Seal of Adolph VI | |
| Born | 1256 |
| Died | 1315 |
| Noble family | House of Schauenburg |
| Spouse(s) | Helen of Saxe-Lauenburg |
| Father | Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe |
| Mother | Elisabeth of Mecklenburg |
Reign
editWhen Gerhard I died in 1290, his sons divided the inheritance. Adolph VI received Holstein-Pinneberg and the ancestral County of Schaumburg.[2] Adolph is considered the founder of the younger Schauenburg line; his brothers founded the Holstein-Plön and Holstein-Rendsburg lines.
In 1298, he granted a charter to the city of Gehrden.[3] In 1302, he began construction of the water castle at Bückeburg to defend the main trade route. The castle was named after a castle in the Obernkirchen area; the name was first mentioned in a document in 1304.[4]
Seal
editHis seal (see picture) reads: S(IGILLUM)*ADOLPHI*COMITIS*SCHOWE(N)BORCH "Seal of Adolph, Count of Schauenburg"
Footnotes
edit- ^ List of the Counts of Schaumburg[permanent dead link]
- ^ Entry at deutsche-biografie.de
- ^ Website for the 700th anniversary of the town
- ^ "About Bückeburg castle". Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
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