Gerhard IV, Count of Holstein-Plön
Gerhard IV, Count of Holstein-Plön | |
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![]() Seal of Gerhard IV as Count of Holstein-Ploen, c. 1312-1314 | |
Born | c. 1277 |
Died | 1323 |
Noble family | House of Schauenburg |
Spouse(s) | Anastasia of Schwerin |
Father | Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön |
Mother | Ingeborg of Sweden |
Gerhard IV (c. 1277 – 1323), was Count of Holstein-Plön from 1312 until his death.
Life
[edit]He was the eldest son of Gerhard II and his wife, Ingeborg of Sweden. He inherited Holstein-Plön; on 7 June 1314, he sold most of his inheritance to his brother John III.
Marriage and issue
[edit]He married on 30 July 1313 to Anastasia of Schwerin (c. 1291 – after 1316), a daughter of Nicholas I of Schwerin, and had the following children with her:
- Gerhard V of Holstein-Plön (c. 1315 – 22 September 1350), canon at Lübeck Cathedral, potential future Count of Holstein-Plön until his early death.
- Seal of Gerhard V
- Seal of Gerhard V
- Seal of Gerhard V
- Ingeborg (c. 1316 – after 1349), married to Count Conrad I Oldenburg; they were parents of Christian V, Count of Oldenburg
Seals
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An early seal from his time as Provost of Lübeck reads:
S (IGILLUM) * DEI * GRA * GHERARDI (TIA) * P (RAE) POSITION (U.S.) * LUBIC (E) N (SIS)
"Seal of Gerhard, provost of Lübeck by the grace of God"
- Seal of Gerhard IV
- Seal of Gerhard IV
- Seal of Gerhard IV
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References
[edit]- Verein für Lübecksche Geschichte und Alterthumskunde: Siegel des Mittelalters aus den Archiven der Stadt Lübeck, Lübeck, 1862-1865