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Gerhard III of Holstein

Male Abt 1293 - 1340  (~ 47 years)


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  • Name Gerhard III of Holstein 
    Birth Abt 1293  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 1 Apr 1340  Sankt Mortens, Randers, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Alternate death 2 Apr 1340  Sankt Mortens, Randers, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Steinberg Cloister, Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I22074  Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TWK
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2018 

    Father Heinrich I of Holstein,   b. Between 1255 and 1260   d. 5 Aug 1304 (Age ~ 49 years) 
    Mother Heilwig von Bronkhorst   d. Bef 1331 
    Marriage 1289  [1, 2
    Family ID F13254  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sophia of Werle   d. Aft 6 Dec 1339 
    Marriage Abt 1314  [1
    Children 
    +1. Heinrich II of Holstein,   b. Between 1316 and 1318   d. Bef 17 Apr 1390 (Age ~ 74 years)
    Family ID F13247  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2018 

  • Notes 
    • Count of Holstein. Duke of South Jutland.

      His attempt to "pacify" northern Jutland came to an abrupt end in the town of Randers when a group of Danes led by Niels Ebbesen entered his bedroom, blocked the exit, and cut off his head over the end of the bed. For this, Ebbesen is remembered as a national hero in Denmark. A statue of him stands in front of the old town hall in Randers.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1480] The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England: A Medieval Heritage by Charles M. Hansen and Neil D. Thompson. Saline, Michigan: McNaughton and Gunn, 2012.

    2. [S49] Genealogics by Leo Van de Pas, continued by Ian Fettes and Leslie Mahler.