Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön

Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön
Seal used by Gerhard between 1274 and 1311
Born	1254
Died	28 October 1312 (aged 57–58)
Noble family	House of Schauenburg
Spouse(s)	Ingeborg of Sweden Agnes of Brandenburg
Issue	by Ingeborg: Catherine Gerhard IV Valdemar, Count of Holstein-Schauenburg Elizabeth, Duchess of Pomerania by Agnes: John III
Father	Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe
Mother	Elisabeth of Mecklenburg

Gerhard II of Holstein-Plön (1254 - 28 October 1312), nicknamed the Blind, was Count of Holstein-Plön from 1290 to 1312.

He was the second son of Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe and Elisabeth of Mecklenburg.

After his father's death in 1290, the county was divided among the surviving sons. Gerhard II received Holstein-Plön; his younger brother Adolph VI received Holstein-Schauenburg and Henry received Holstein-Rendsburg.

The seal reads

S(IGILLUM)*GERARDI*COMITIS*HOLTSACIE*ET*IN*SCHOWENBURCH

"Seal of Count Gerhard of Hostein and Schauenburg"

He married on 12 December 1275 the Swedish Princess Ingeborg (c. 1262 – c. 1293), a daughter of King Valdemar of Sweden. They had four children:^{[citation needed]}

• Catherine (c. 1276 – before 1300)
• Gerhard IV (1277–1323), Count of Holstein-Plön
• Valdemar (c. 1279 – 29 July 1306), Count of Holstein-Schauenburg, died after the Second Battle of Uetersen
• Elizabeth (c. 1282 – { 20 July 1318 or 1319), married Otto I, Duke of Pomerania

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  Seal of Waldemar of Holstein-Plön
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  Seal of Waldemar of Holstein-Plön

In 1293 Gerhard married Agnes of Brandenburg, the widow of King Eric V of Denmark. With her, he had a son:

• John III (c. 1297 - 27 September 1359), Count of Holstein in Kiel from 1312 until his death.

• Johann Friedrich Camerer: Vermischte historisch-politische Nachrichten, 1762

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