Individual Details
Gerhard Holstein
(1367 - 4 Aug 1404)
== Biography ==
Gerhard VI Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein
d. 4 August 1404
Gerhard VI Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein was the son of Heinrich II Graf von Holstein-Rendsburg and Ingeburg von Mecklenburg. He married Elisabeth von Braunschweig, daughter of Magnus II Herzog von Braunschweig and Catherine von Anhalt-Bernburg, in 1391. He died on 4 August 1404, murdered. He gained the title of Count of Holstein.1 He gained the title of Herzog von Schleswig.1Children of Gerhard VI Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein and Elisabeth von Braunschweig
# Heinrich IV Graf von Holstein b. 1397, d. 1427
# Ingeborg von Schleswig-Holstein b. 1398, d. 1465
# Hedwig Herzogin von Schleswig-Holstein+1 b. c 1400, d. c 1436
# Adolf VIII Graf von Holstein b. 1401, d. 1459
# Gerhard VII Graf von Holstein b. 1404, d. 1433
Citations[S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd
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THE KALMAR UNION 1397-1523
The most important aspect of the Kalmar Union was the personal union between the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Also included in this fellowship was Finland, that was a part of Sweden (until 1809), and Iceland, Greenland, the Faroes and the Shetland archipelago, belonging to Norway, meaning that the union encompassed all of the Nordic countries. The formal marking of the unification took place in the Swedish city of Kalmar, where Erik of Pomerania was crowned king of all three realms in 1397. The union’s centre of power was located in Denmark, but all the countries were principally ruled according to their own laws and traditions. The union was, with short breaks, maintained from 1397 to 1448. Following this, only the personal union with Norway – with a few interruptions – remained in effect (until 1814), while the Danish kings only managed to rule in Sweden for brief periods until Sweden definitively seceded by proclaiming Gustav Vasa king of Sweden in 1523.
== Sources ==
* http://www.thepeerage.com/p11291.htm#i112908* This person was created through the import of McQuery Family Tree.ged on 20 May 2011.
Gerhard VI Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein
d. 4 August 1404
Gerhard VI Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein was the son of Heinrich II Graf von Holstein-Rendsburg and Ingeburg von Mecklenburg. He married Elisabeth von Braunschweig, daughter of Magnus II Herzog von Braunschweig and Catherine von Anhalt-Bernburg, in 1391. He died on 4 August 1404, murdered. He gained the title of Count of Holstein.1 He gained the title of Herzog von Schleswig.1Children of Gerhard VI Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein and Elisabeth von Braunschweig
# Heinrich IV Graf von Holstein b. 1397, d. 1427
# Ingeborg von Schleswig-Holstein b. 1398, d. 1465
# Hedwig Herzogin von Schleswig-Holstein+1 b. c 1400, d. c 1436
# Adolf VIII Graf von Holstein b. 1401, d. 1459
# Gerhard VII Graf von Holstein b. 1404, d. 1433
Citations[S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd
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THE KALMAR UNION 1397-1523
The most important aspect of the Kalmar Union was the personal union between the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Also included in this fellowship was Finland, that was a part of Sweden (until 1809), and Iceland, Greenland, the Faroes and the Shetland archipelago, belonging to Norway, meaning that the union encompassed all of the Nordic countries. The formal marking of the unification took place in the Swedish city of Kalmar, where Erik of Pomerania was crowned king of all three realms in 1397. The union’s centre of power was located in Denmark, but all the countries were principally ruled according to their own laws and traditions. The union was, with short breaks, maintained from 1397 to 1448. Following this, only the personal union with Norway – with a few interruptions – remained in effect (until 1814), while the Danish kings only managed to rule in Sweden for brief periods until Sweden definitively seceded by proclaiming Gustav Vasa king of Sweden in 1523.
== Sources ==
* http://www.thepeerage.com/p11291.htm#i112908* This person was created through the import of McQuery Family Tree.ged on 20 May 2011.
Events
| Birth | 1367 | Itzehoe, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |||
| Death | 4 Aug 1404 | Bei Suderhamme, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |||
| Marriage | Catherine Brunswick | ||||
| Reference No | 1693810 | ||||
| Reference No | 1720090 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Catherine Brunswick (1367 - 1420) |
| Child | Hedwig "Duchess" Holstein (1400 - 1436) |
| Father | Henry Holstein (1321 - 1397) |
| Mother | Ingeburg Mecklenburg (1339 - 1395) |
| Sibling | Albrecht Holstein (1369 - 1403) |
| Sibling | Heinrich Holstein (1371 - 1421) |
| Sibling | Sofie Holstein (1373 - 1451) |