Holstein-Kiel
Sign in to saveThe imperial county of Holstein-Kiel was a line of the House of Schauenburg and Holstein from 1261 to 1390.
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The imperial county of Holstein-Kiel was a line of the House of Schauenburg and Holstein from 1261 to 1390.
== History == The County of Holstein was ruled until 1238 by Adolphus IV of Schauenburg and Holstein. When he retired, his sons John I and Gerhard I ruled jointly in Holstein. In 1261 they divided the county, John taking Kiel and founding the line of Holstein-Kiel, and Gerhard taking Itzehoe and founding the Holstein-Itzehoe line.
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