Marriage and Issue
He married Heilwig von der Lippe, daughter of Count Hermann II of Lippe and by her had the following children:
- Mechthild (1225–1288): she married firstly in 1237 Abel of Denmark, Duke of Schleswig and later King of Denmark (this marriage provided the basis for later claims by the Schauenburgers on the Duchy of Schleswig); and secondly Birger Jarl, Regent of Sweden
- John I, Count of Holstein-Kiel (1229–1263)
- Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe (1232–1290)
- Ludolf, d. in childhood
Read more about this topic: Adolf IV Of Holstein
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