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Gerhard III, John did not play a very great political role and preferred to concentrate on his economic profit – like Gerhard III he was pestered by his own minor creditors. After Gerhard III's death and the collapse of Holstein-Rendsburg's rule in 1340, John at first co-operated with King
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In Danish tradition John is overshadowed by
Gerhard III as a Holstein ruler in Denmark. In fact not much is known about John’s character but he seems to have been a clever diplomat whose ambitions owing to circumstances were gradually limited to economic demands.
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Holstein-Plön for his brother Gerhard IV as sole ruler. A wealthy man by inheritance John very early acted as a powerful local prince funding Danish warfare and co-operating with his
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in order to get his money back but during the following years all his Danish possessions were lost through wars and unfavorable economic transactions.
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succeeded their father as co-ruling counts of
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His financial support of the Danish kings quickly made him one of their leading creditors with his chief possession in
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which rebelled against the German rule and submitted to the
Swedish king. Though a supposed
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In second marriage his spouse was
Merislawa of Schwerin-Wittenburg, daughter of
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John III married on 27 January 1319 Catherine (c. 1300-1323), widow of
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From 1332 to 1340 John was the master of
Denmark east of the
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Schauenburg and Holstein-Plön and Holstein-Kiel
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179:. In 1312 John and his paternal half-brother
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144:1332–1340. He was known as “John the Mild”.
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307:John V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel
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271:Seal of Johann III of Holstein-Kiel,
253:Seal of Johann III of Holstein-Kiel,
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105:Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön
53:Graf von Holstein-Plön (1350–1359)
51:Graf von Holstein-Kiel (1316–1359)
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226:Gerhard V, Count of Holstein-Plön
135:Gerhard III of Holstein-Rendsburg
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31:John III, Count of Holstein-Plön
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123:John III of Holstein-Plön
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330:(d. 1386) married Duke
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224:In 1350 his nephew,
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444:Gerhard IV
388:John III,
366:References
206:Great Belt
181:Gerhard IV
78:1359-09-27
495:Gerhard V
439:1312–1316
427:the Blind
324:(d. 1390)
230:Adolph IX
156:the Blind
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465:John II
404:ca. 1297
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214:co-ruler
185:John II
161:Holstein
129:, was a
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139:Danish
111:Mother
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