Adolf IV of Holstein

Adolf IV
Count of Holstein
Reign1227 - 1238
PredecessorValdemar II of Denmark
SuccessorGerhard I
John
Count of Schauenburg
Reign1225 - 1238
PredecessorAdolf III
SuccessorGerhard I
Bornbefore 1205
Died(1261-07-08)8 July 1261
the Franciscan Friary in Kiel
SpouseHeilwig of Lippe
IssueMechtild, Queen of Denmark
John I, Count of Holstein-Kiel
Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe
Ludolf
HouseHouse of Schauenburg
FatherAdolf III, Count of Holstein
MotherAdelheid of Querfurt

Adolf IV (before 1205 – 8 July 1261), was a Count of Schauenburg (1225–1238) and of Holstein (1227–1238), of the House of Schaumburg. Adolf was the eldest son of Adolf III of Schauenburg and Holstein by his second wife, Adelheid of Querfurt.


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