Henry I, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1258–1304) was the first Count of
Holstein-Rendsburg.
Life
He was the son of
Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe (d. 1290) and Elisabeth of Mecklenburg (d. ).
In 1285, he was able to persuade King
Eric V of Denmark to release Duke
Valdemar IV
Valdemar IV Atterdag, Valdemar Christoffersen or Waldemar (24 October 1375) was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375. He is mostly known for his reunion of Denmark after the bankruptcy and mortgaging of the country to finance wars under previous rul ...
of Schleswig from captivity. After the death of his father, the surviving sons divided the county among themselves. Henry was awarded the division of Rendsburg. He was constantly at war with the
Dithmarschen
Dithmarschen (, ; archaic English: ''Ditmarsh''; ; ) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Flensburg, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, and Steinburg, by the ...
.
Shortly before his death he introduced a toll on imported goods. Half the proceeds went to Hamburg, the other half was divided between Holstein-Schaumburg and Holstein-Rendsburg. After the Holstein-Schaumburg line died out in 1640, the Holstein half of the proceeds went to the Duchy of Holstein. After the Dukes of Holstein died out in 1768, the proceeds went to Hamburg
[
Eduard Wippermann, ''Kurze Staatsgeschichte der Herzogthümer Schleswig und Holstein'', p. 6]
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Seal
The inscription in his seal reads: (Seal of Henry, Count of Holstein and Schauenburg).
Marriage and issue
He married in 1289 to Heilwig (1265 – after 1331), the daughter of Willem II van Bronkhorst, lord of Bronkhorst and Rekem, and of Ermgard van Randerode. The couple had the following children:
* Gerhard III ( – 1 April 1340), married Sophia of Werle, the daughter of Nicholas II of Werle
Nicholas II, Lord of Werle (before 1275 – 18 February 1316 in Pustow, near Güstrow) was Lord of Werle-Parchim from 1283 until his death, and from 1292 Lord of Werle.
His uncle Henry I of Werle was killed in 1291 by his sons Henry II of Werl ...
* Adelaide
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(d. January 1350), married Duke Eric II of Schleswig (1288–1325)
* Giselbrecht (1290–1345) (counter-) bishop of Halberstadt
Halberstadt (; Eastphalian dialect, Eastphalian: ''Halverstidde'') is a town in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in central Germany, the capital of Harz (district), Harz district. Located north of the Harz mountain range, it is known for its old town ...
* Elizabeth (1300 – before 1340), married:
*: in 1315 to Duke John II of Saxe-Lauenburg (1275–1322)
*: in 1329 to King Eric of Denmark (1307–1331), divorced in 1331
References
External links
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* http://thepeerage.com/p4152.htm#i41519
* Henri Vermeulen, Het Geslacht van Bronkhorst en de boedelscheiding van 26 oktober 1328, in: De Nederlandsche Leeuw, page 102 until 110
Henry 01
House of Schauenburg
1258 births
1304 deaths
13th-century German nobility
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