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Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg

Gerhard III of Holstein-Rendsburg, sometimes called Gerhard the Great, and in Denmark also known as Count Gert or den kullede greve, was a German prince from the Schauenburg family who ruled Holstein-Rendsburg and a large part of Denmark during the interregnum of 1332–40.

Marriage and issue
Gerhard III married Sophia of Werle, the daughter of Nicholas II of Werle and Richeza, the daughter of Eric V of Denmark; they had the following children: • Henry II, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (–1384 or later) • Nicholas, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (–1397), married Elisabeth, daughter of William II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg • Adolphus (by 1330) • Elisabeth (by 1340–1402), prince-abbess of Elten Imperial Abbey ==Further reading==
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