In 1391 Gerhard married
Catherine Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg, daughter of
Magnus II of Brunswick-Lüneburg. They had the following children: •
Henry IV (b. 1397; d. 1427), Duke of Schleswig, Count of Holstein •
Ingeborg (b. 1398; d. 1465), abbess of Vadstena •
Hedvig (b. ca. 1400; d. ca. 1436), married
Dietrich of Oldenburg, mother of
Christian I, King of Denmark. •
Adolphus VIII (b. 1401; d. 1459), Duke of Schleswig, Count of Holstein •
Gerhard VII (b. 1404; d. 1433), Duke of Schleswig, Count of Holstein ==See also==