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Gerhard VI (c. 1367–1404) was the Count of Counts of Schauenburg and Holstein#Holstein-Rendsburg#Holstein-Rendsburg (1290–1397), Holstein-Rendsburg from 1382, and Dukes of Schleswig#House of Schauenburg (1375–1459), Duke of Schleswig as of 1386.
Gerhard VI was born around 1367, the son of Count Henry II, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg, Henry II from the Rendsburg line of the House of Schauenburg and Ingeborg of Mecklenburg. After the death, in 1381 or 1384, of his father, who had ruled jointly with Gerhard's uncle Nicholas, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg, Nicholas (Claus), Gerhard and his younger brother Albert II, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg, Albert II entered into the joint government for their late father. On 15 September 1386 King Olav III of Denmark Fee (feudal tenure), enfeoffed him with the Duchy of Schleswig, after his uncle Nicholas had resigned from that function.
In 1390 Gerhard and his brother and uncle inherited Holstein-Kiel, including the merged Holstein-Plön, Plön, whose line had been extinct in 1350. After their uncle Nicholas had died in 1397 the brothers divided their possessions, the elder keeping Schleswig and Holstein-Rendsburg, and Albert II receiving Holstein-Segeberg as secundogeniture. In 1403 Gerhard regained Segeberg by way of reversion (law), reversion upon Albert's death in action against Ditmarsh, thus ruling almost the whole of Holstein except of Counts of Schauenburg and Holstein#Holstein-Pinneberg (1397–1459), Holstein-Pinneberg. The Duchy of Schleswig and the County of Holstein-Rendsburg were then under one ruler. He fell in the Battle on the Hamme on 4 August 1404 during another attempt to subjugate Ditmarsh.
Gerhard VI (c. 1367–1404) was the Count of Counts of Schauenburg and Holstein#Holstein-Rendsburg#Holstein-Rendsburg (1290–1397), Holstein-Rendsburg from 1382, and Dukes of Schleswig#House of Schauenburg (1375–1459), Duke of Schleswig as of 1386.
Gerhard VI was born around 1367, the son of Count Henry II, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg, Henry II from the Rendsburg line of the House of Schauenburg and Ingeborg of Mecklenburg. After the death, in 1381 or 1384, of his father, who had ruled jointly with Gerhard's uncle Nicholas, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg, Nicholas (Claus), Gerhard and his younger brother Albert II, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg, Albert II entered into the joint government for their late father. On 15 September 1386 King Olav III of Denmark Fee (feudal tenure), enfeoffed him with the Duchy of Schleswig, after his uncle Nicholas had resigned from that function.
In 1390 Gerhard and his brother and uncle inherited Holstein-Kiel, including the merged Holstein-Plön, Plön, whose line had been extinct in 1350. After their uncle Nicholas had died in 1397 the brothers divided their possessions, the elder keeping Schleswig and Holstein-Rendsburg, and Albert II receiving Holstein-Segeberg as secundogeniture. In 1403 Gerhard regained Segeberg by way of reversion (law), reversion upon Albert's death in action against Ditmarsh, thus ruling almost the whole of Holstein except of Counts of Schauenburg and Holstein#Holstein-Pinneberg (1397–1459), Holstein-Pinneberg. The Duchy of Schleswig and the County of Holstein-Rendsburg were then under one ruler. He fell in the Battle on the Hamme on 4 August 1404 during another attempt to subjugate Ditmarsh.
Family
In 1391 Gerhard married Catherine Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg, daughter of Magnus II of Brunswick-Lüneburg. They had the following children: *Henry IV, Count of Holstein, Henry IV (b. 1397; d. 1427), Duke of Schleswig, Count of Holstein *Ingeborg of Holstein, Ingeborg (b. 1398; d. 1465), abbess of Vadstena *Helvig of Schauenburg, Helvig (b. ca. 1400; d. ca. 1436), married Dietrich of Oldenburg, mother of Christian I of Denmark, Christian I, King of Denmark. *Adolf VIII, Count of Holstein, Adolphus VIII (b. 1401; d. 1459), Duke of Schleswig, Count of Holstein *Gerhard VII, Count of Holstein, Gerhard VII (b. 1404; d. 1433), Duke of Schleswig, Count of HolsteinSee also
*List of rulers of Schleswig-HolsteinSources
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gerhard 06, Holstein Count of Counts of Holstein Dukes of Schleswig House of Schauenburg 1367 births 1404 deaths