page_title: Holstein
section_title: The Duchy of Holstein
hierarchical_section_title: Holstein / History / The Duchy of Holstein
caption_attribution_description: English: This map comes from the map collection of University of Texas, specifically from: Central Europe in 1477, from Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1926. It is in the public domain (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/faq.html#3.html). Deutsch: Diese Karte stammt aus der Kartensammlung der University of Texas, speziell von: Central Europe in 1477, aus Historical Atlas von William R. Shepherd, 1926. Sie ist öffentlich freigegeben (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/faq.html#3.html). Français&#160;: Cette carte est issue issu de la collection de cartes de l'université du Texas et plus précisément de celle-ci&#160;: Central Europe in 1477, from Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1926. Elle se trouve dans dans le domaine public (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/faq.html#3.html). Nederlands: Deze afbeelding is afkomstig uit de kaartencollectie van de University of Texas. Deze kaarten bevinden zich in het publiek domein (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/faq.html#3.html).
context_page_description: Holstein is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider. It is the southern half of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of Germany.
  Holstein once existed as the German County of Holstein, the later Duchy of Holstein, and was the northernmost territory of the Holy Roman Empire. The history of Holstein is closely intertwined with the history of the Danish Duchy of Schleswig. The capital of Holstein is Kiel.
  Holstein's name comes from the Holcetae, a Saxon tribe mentioned by Adam of Bremen as living on the north bank of the Elbe, to the west of Hamburg. The name means "dwellers in the wood".
context_section_description: In 1474 Lauenburg's liege lord, the German Emperor Frederick III, elevated Christian I as Count of Holstein-Rendsburg to Duke of Holstein, thus becoming an immediate imperial (reichsunmittelbar) vassal (see imperial immediacy). The Duchy of Holstein retained that status until the dissolution of the Empire in 1806.
caption: The Duchy of Holstein in 1477
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