Otto IV of Schaumburg

Otto IV of Schaumburg (1517 – 21 December 1576) was a German nobleman. He was a ruling Count of Schauenburg and of Holstein-Pinneberg. He was a son of Jobst I and his wife Maria of Nassau, a daughter of Count Johann V of Nassau-Vianden-Dietz.

Otto IV of Schaumburg
Born1517
Died21 December 1576
Bückeburg
NationalityGerman
Grave monument for Otto IV and his two wives in St. Martini Church in Stadthagen.

He adopted the teachings of Martin Luther. However, with respect to his elder brothers Cologne's Archbishop-Electors Adolphus III (reg. 1547–1556) and Anthony I (reg. 1557-1558) he refrained from open confrontation. In 1559 he officially began the Reformation in Schauenburg and Holstein-Pinneberg. These areas remained Lutheran throughout the Counter-Reformation and into modern times.

Marriages and issue

Otto first married Mary (*1527–1554*), daughter of Duke Barnim XI of Pomerania-Stettin. Mary and Otto had four sons:

  • Hermann (*1545–1592*), Prince-Bishop of Minden (1566–1581)
  • Otto (*1545–1572*), (mentally insane)
  • Adolphus XI (*1547–1601*), count regnant in Schaumburg and Holstein-Pinneberg
  • Anthony (*1549–1599*), Prince-Bishop of Minden (1587–1599)

In 1558 Otto married a second time, with Elisabeth Ursula (*1539–1586*), a daughter of Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Elisabeth Ursula and Otto had two daughters and one son:

  • Mary (*1559–1616*) married in 1591 Count Josse of Limburg-Styrum (*1560–1621*)
  • Elisabeth, married in 1585 Count Simon VI of Lippe (*1554-1613*)
  • Ernest (*1569–1622*), count regnant of Schaumburg and Holstein-Pinneberg as of 1601, elevated to Prince of Schaumburg in 1619.

See also

References
    Otto of Schaumburg
    Born: 1517 Died: 21 December 1576 in Bückeburg
    Catholic Church titles
    Regnal titles
    Preceded by
    Balthasar Merklin    		 Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim
    as Otto III
    1533–1537    		 Succeeded by
    Valentin von Teutleben
    Regnal titles
    Preceded by
    John V    		 Count of Schaumburg and Holstein-Pinneberg
    as Otto IV
    1544–1576
    with his elder brother John V (1531–1560)    		 Succeeded by
    Adolphus XI


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