Ernst of Schaumburg
Ernst of Schaumburg (September 24, 1569 – January 17, 1622) was the first Count of Schauenburg and Holstein-Pinneberg to earn the title of Prince in 1619. However, he died in 1622 without an heir. Schauenburg-Pinneberg had been a Lutheran region since his father Otto IV of Schaumburg had been won over to Martin Luther's teachings. After Ernst's death, a Catholic Count, Jobst Hermann, received a portion of Schauenburg but he also died without children, and Otto V, who was a Calvinist, succeeded Ernst.
Prince Ernst built the Stadthagen Mausoleum for himself and his family. Today, this building is estimated as a cultural monument of European rank.
On 11 September 1597 he married Hedwig of Hesse-Kassel at Wilhelmsburg Castle in Schmalkalden. The marriage remained childless.
See also[]
- House of Schaumburg
- Otto IV of Schaumburg
- Martin Luther
- Protestant Reformation
- Protestantism
External links[]
- 1569 births
- 1622 deaths
- Counts of Germany
- House of Schauenburg
- Counts of Holstein
- German princes
- Counts of Germany stubs