Schaumburgian Germany

The Schauenburg line emerged around Rinteln on the Weser River in the early 12th century. In 1111, they acquired the County of Holstein and focused their activity there, calling themselves the Counts of Schauenburg and Holstein. They changed the spelling of their name to “Schaumburg” in 1485 and I start the database at that point.

 

In the following list of countries in Schaumburgian Germany, countries and dates outside the chronological scope of the database are shown in italics. Countries outside of the Holy Roman Empire are shown in gray.

 

• County of Schauenburg (1106-1485)
• County of Holstein (1111-1261)
  • County of Holstein-Kiel (1261-1390)
    • County of Holstein-Segeberg (1273-1308)
  • County of Holstein-Itzehoe (1261-1290)
    • County of Holstein-Plön (1290-1390)
    • County of Holstein-Rendsburg (1290-1460)
    • County of Holstein-Pinneberg (1290-1485-1640)
• Duchy of Schleswig (1386-1460)
• County of Schaumburg (1485-1647)
• Lordship of Gemen (1492-1640)

 

When the Rendsburg line died out in 1459, its territory (all of Schleswig and Holstein except Pinneberg) was quickly claimed by Denmark. The main Schaumburg line died out in 1640 and its territory was distributed as follows (remaining in Schaumburgian Germany until divisions were accomplished):

 

• In 1647, the core County of Schaumburg on the Weser was divided among three claimants as follows:
  • A Hessian portion, which retained the name County of Schaumburg, but which I call Schaumburg-Kassel to distinguish it from the original;
  • A Lippian portion, which became the County of Schaumburg-Lippe;
  • A Welfian portion, which was absorbed into the Principality of Calenburg.
• Holstein-Pinneberg was immediately divided between the Danish Duchy of Holstein-Segeberg and the Oldenburgian (but not Danish) Duchy of Holstein-Gottorp.
• Gemen was claimed by Limburg-Styrum (a claim that dated to 1635).