Adolph VI, Count of Holstein-Schauenburg (1256–1315) was the ruling Count of Holstein-Pinneberg and Schaumburg from 1290 until his death. He was the third son of Gerhard I and Elisabeth of Mecklenburg and was married to Helen of Saxe-Lauenburg,List of the Counts of Schaumburg daughter of John I, Duke of Saxony.
Reign When Gerhard I died in 1290, his sons divided the inheritance. Adolph VI received Holstein-Pinneberg and the ancestral County of Schaumburg.Entry at deutsche-biografie.de Adolph is considered the founder of the younger Schauenburg line; his brothers founded the Holstein-Plön and Holstein-Rendsburg lines.
In 1298, he granted a charter to the city of Gehrden.Website for the 700th anniversary of the town In 1302, he began construction of the water castle at Bückeburg to defend the main trade route. The castle was named after a castle in the Obernkirchen area; the name was first mentioned in a document in 1304.
Seal His seal (see picture) reads:
"Seal of Adolph, Count of Schauenburg"
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