Gerhard II of Holstein-Plön (1254 - 28 October 1312), nicknamed the Blind, was Count of Holstein-Plön from 1290 to 1312.
Life
He was the second son of Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe and Elisabeth of Mecklenburg.
After his father's death in 1290, the county was divided among the surviving sons. Gerhard II received Holstein-Plön; his younger brother Adolph VI received Holstein-Schauenburg and Henry received Holstein-Rendsburg.
Seal
The seal reads
- S(IGILLUM)*GERARDI*COMITIS*HOLTSACIE*ET*IN*SCHOWENBURCH
- "Seal of Count Gerhard of Hostein and Schauenburg"
Marriages and issue
He married on 12 December 1275 the Swedish Princess Ingeborg (c. 1262 – c. 1293), a daughter of King Valdemar of Sweden. They had four children:[citation needed]
- Catherine (c. 1276 – before 1300)
- Gerhard IV (1277–1323), Count of Holstein-Plön
- Valdemar (c. 1279 – 29 July 1306), Count of Holstein-Schauenburg, died after the Second Battle of Uetersen
- Elizabeth (c. 1282 – { 20 July 1318 or 1319), married Otto I, Duke of Pomerania
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Seal of Waldemar of Holstein-Plön
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Seal of Waldemar of Holstein-Plön
In 1293 Gerhard married Agnes of Brandenburg, the widow of King Eric V of Denmark. With her, he had a son:
- John III (c. 1297 - 27 September 1359), Count of Holstein in Kiel from 1312 until his death.
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References
- Johann Friedrich Camerer: Vermischte historisch-politische Nachrichten, 1762
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