Holstein-Pinneberg
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The County of Holstein-Pinneberg (German: Grafschaft Holstein-Pinneberg), also known as the County of Schauenburg and Holstein-Pinneberg (German: Grafschaft Schauenburg und Holstein-Pinneberg), was a small territory which existed from 1290 until 1640, centred around Pinneberg in modern-day Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.[1]
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Quick Facts County of Holstein-PinnebergCounty of Schauenburg and Holstein-PinnebergGrafschaft Holstein-Pinneberg (German)Grafschaft Schauenburg und Holstein-Pinneberg (German), Status ...
County of Holstein-Pinneberg County of Schauenburg and Holstein-Pinneberg | |||||||||
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1290–1640 | |||||||||
Status | Imperial county | ||||||||
Capital | Pinneberg | ||||||||
Common languages | Northern Low Saxon, German | ||||||||
Religion | Rom. Catholic to 1561, then mainly Lutheran, Calvinist from 1601 and Jewish from 1621, esp. in Altona | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
Counts of Schauenburg | |||||||||
House of Schauenburg | |||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
1290 | |||||||||
• Usurpation in 1640 after the comital male line died out | 1640 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Germany |
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