House of Schaumburg

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The House of Schaumburg was a prominent German noble dynasty that ruled territories in northern Germany, including the County of Schaumburg, and played a significant role in regional politics during the Middle Ages and early modern period.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
House of Schaumburg canonical 12
Count of Schaumburg 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German noble dynasty
noble family
coatOfArms Arms of the Counts of Holstein-Schaumburg
Arms of the Counts of Schaumburg
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
ethnicGroup Germans
governanceForm hereditary monarchy
hasBranch Holstein-Schaumburg
Schaumburg-Lippe
hasNotableMember Adolf I, Count of Schaumburg
Ernst I, Count of Schaumburg
Gerhard I, Count of Holstein
Jobst I, Count of Holstein-Schaumburg
Otto I, Count of Schaumburg
Otto IV, Count of Schaumburg
hasSeat Bückeburg
Schaumburg Castle
historicalStatus extinct as a ruling house in its main line
involvedIn feuds among North German principalities
power struggles in Holstein
language German
legacy gave its name to the modern district of Schaumburg in Lower Saxony
influenced territorial structure of northern Germany
nobleRank count
duke
notableTitle Count of Holstein
Count of Schaumburg
linked to: House of Schaumburg

Duke of Holstein
originRegion Lower Saxony
Weser Uplands
partOf German nobility
Lower Saxon nobility
politicalRole imperial vassal of the Holy Roman Emperor
territorial prince within the Holy Roman Empire
region Northern Germany
religion Lutheranism
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
ruledTerritory County of Holstein
linked to: Duchy of Holstein

County of Holstein-Pinneberg
County of Schaumburg
County of Schaumburg-Lippe
significantIn politics of the Holy Roman Empire
regional politics of northern Germany
socialClass high nobility
timePeriod Middle Ages
early modern period

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Schaumburg-Lippe branchOf House of Schaumburg
County of Schaumburg ruledBy House of Schaumburg
County of Schaumburg namedAfter House of Schaumburg
County of Schaumburg hasDynasty House of Schaumburg
County of Schaumburg nobleFamily House of Schaumburg
County of Schaumburg hasRulingHouse House of Schaumburg
County of Schaumburg hasNobleTitle Count of Schaumburg
linked to: House of Schaumburg
House of Schaumburg notableTitle Count of Schaumburg
linked to: House of Schaumburg
Schaumburg Castle namedAfter House of Schaumburg
Schaumburg Castle usedBy House of Schaumburg
Stadthagen mausoleum associatedWith House of Schaumburg
Schaumburg ruledBy House of Schaumburg
Count of Holstein-Rendsburg nobleFamily House of Schaumburg