Ernst of Schaumburg
Count of Holstein-Pinneberg and Schaumburg
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| Intro | Count of Holstein-Pinneberg and Schaumburg | ||
| A.K.A. | Ernst Schaumburg Graf von Ernst Graf von Schaumburg | ||
| A.K.A. | Ernst Schaumburg Graf von Ernst Graf von Schaumburg | ||
| Places | Germany | ||
| was | Count | ||
| Work field | Royals | ||
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| Birth | 24 September 1569, Bückeburg, Schaumburg, Lower Saxony, Germany | ||
| Death | 17 January 1622Bückeburg, Schaumburg, Lower Saxony, Germany (aged 52 years) | ||
| Star sign | Libra | ||
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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 grandfather 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.