| Gerhard VI "the Quarrelsome" | |
| Count of Oldenburg | |
| Noble Family: | House of Oldenburg |
| Father: | Dietrich of Oldenburg |
| Mother: | Hedvig of Holstein |
| Spouse: | Adelheid of Tecklenburg |
| Issue: | Gerhard of Oldenburg Dietrich of Oldenburg Adolph, Count of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst Christian of Oldenburg John V, Count of Oldenburg Otto of Oldenburg Elisabeth of Oldenburg Anna of Oldenburg Irmgard von Esens, Countess of Harlingerland Hedwig of Oldenburg Adelheid of Oldenburg |
| Birth Date: | 1430 |
| Death Date: | 22 February |
Gerhard VI, Count of Oldenburg (; 1430 – 22 February 1500) was a Count of Oldenburg and regent of Bad Zwischenahn in 1440–1482.[1]
Gerhard was the third son of Dietrich of Oldenburg and his wife, Hedvig of Holstein. His eldest brother first succeeded their father and later was elected King Christian I of Denmark in 1448, therefore passing on the county to his brothers in 1450. From 1440 to 1463 Gerhard VI ruled in Delmenhorst as regent and from 1464 to 1482 (after the death of his brother Maurice) as the guardian of his nephew Jakob. He was constantly at war with Gerhard III, Prince-Archbishop of Bremen, and Frisians. In 1483 Gerhard was compelled to abdicate in favor of his sons, and he died whilst on a pilgrimage in the Rhône valley.[2] [3]
In 1453 he married with Adelheid of Tecklenburg (c. 1435 - 2 March 1477), daughter of Otto VII, Count of Tecklenburg. They had eleven children: