Gerhard IV, Count of Holstein-Plön


Gerhard IV, 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, a daughter of Nicholas I of Schwerin, and had the following children with her:
An early seal from his time as Provost of Lübeck reads:

S * DEI * GRA * GHERARDI * P POSITION * LUBIC N

"Seal of Gerhard, provost of Lübeck by the grace of God"

Ancestors