Gerhard IV, Count of Holstein-Plön explained

Gerhard IV, Count of Holstein-Plön
Noble Family:	House of Schauenburg
Father:	Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön
Mother:	Ingeborg of Sweden
Spouse:	Anastasia of Schwerin
Death Date:	1323

Gerhard IV ( - 1323), was Count of Holstein-Plön from 1312 until his death.

Life

He was the eldest son of Gerhard II and his wife, Ingeborg of Sweden. He inherited Holstein-Plön; on 7 June 1314, he sold most of his inheritance to his brother John III.

Marriage and issue

He married on 30 July 1313 to Anastasia of Schwerin ( - after 1316), a daughter of Nicholas I of Schwerin, and had the following children with her:

• Gerhard V of Holstein-Plön ( - 22 September 1350), canon at Lübeck Cathedral, potential future Count of Holstein-Plön until his early death.

• Ingeborg ( - after 1349), married to Count Conrad I Oldenburg; they were parents of Christian V, Count of Oldenburg

Seals

An early seal from his time as Provost of Lübeck reads:
Latin: S (IGILLUM) * DEI * GRA * GHERARDI (TIA) * P (RAE) POSITION (U.S.) * LUBIC (E) N (SIS)
"Seal of Gerhard, provost of Lübeck by the grace of God"

References

• Verein für Lübecksche Geschichte und Alterthumskunde: Siegel des Mittelalters aus den Archiven der Stadt Lübeck, Lübeck, 1862-1865