Holstein-Pinneberg
The County of Holstein-Pinneberg was a small territory which existed from 1290 until 1640, centred around Pinneberg in modern-day Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.Holstein-Pinneberg was one of the territories partitioned from the County of Holstein-Itzehoe following the death of Gerhard I. This resulted in the Pinneberg line of the Counts of Schauenburg and Holstein, who were called Holstein-Pinneberg or Holstein-Schauenburg. The Schauenburgs ruled over the County of Schaumburg and over Holstein-Pinneberg.
In 1375, Prince-Archbishop Albert II of Bremen mortgaged the Haseldorfer Marsh to Adolphus VII. The prince-archbishop of Bremen later failed to redeem the mortgage, and the Haseldorfer Marsh has been part of Holstein ever since. Whereas in 1537 Christian III of Denmark introduced the Reformation in all his four realms, Denmark, Duchy of Holstein, Norway and Schleswig, Holstein-Pinneberg remained Catholic until 1559. After the Schaumburgs died out in 1640 the County of Schaumburg was divided and the County of Holstein-Pinneberg was absorbed into what was now the Duchy of Holstein. In 1650, the County of Rantzau was created from the northern third of the territory.Counts of Holstein-Pinneberg
The following counts ruled over Schaumburg and Holstein-Pinneberg:
Christian von Holstein-Pinneberg aged 66 was cremated Tuesday 26th March 2019 aged 66, in Croydon Surrey United Kingdom
