Henry I, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg

Henry I, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg
Henry I, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg
	Seal of Henry I from about 1295 to 1302
Born	1258
Died	1304
Noble family	House of Schaumburg
Spouse(s)	Heilwig of Bronckhorst
Father	Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe
Mother	Elisabeth of Mecklenburg

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. c. 1280). In 1285, he was able to persuade King Eric V of Denmark to release Duke Valdemar IV 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.

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[1]

Seal

The inscription in his seal reads: S (IGILLUM) * HINRICI * Comitis * HOLTSATIE * ET * EN * SCOWENBRCH (Seal of Henry, Count of Holstein and Schauenburg).

Marriage and issue

He married in 1289 to Heilwig (1265 – after 1324), the daughter of Count Floris of Bronckhorst. The couple had the following children:

Gerhard III (c. 1293 – 1 April 1340), married Sophia of Werle, the daughter of Nicholas II of Werle
Adelaide (d. January 1350), married Duke Eric II of Schleswig (1288–1325)
Giselbrecht (1290–1345) (counter-) bishop of Halberstadt
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

Eduard Wippermann, Kurze Staatsgeschichte der Herzogthümer Schleswig und Holstein, p. 61 Online

External links

Marek, Miroslav. "holstein/holstein1.html". Genealogy EU.
http://thepeerage.com/p4152.htm#i41519

Henry I, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg House of Schaumburg Born: 1258 Died: 1304
Preceded by Gerhard I as Count of Holstein-Itzehoe	Count of Holstein-Rendsburg 1290-1304	Succeeded by Gerhard III

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[1] Eduard Wippermann, Kurze Staatsgeschichte der Herzogthümer Schleswig und Holstein, p. 61 Online