NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Gerhard VI of Oldenburg

Count Gerhard VI "the Quarrelsome" of Oldenburg (German: Gerhard (Gerd) der Mutige von Oldenburg) (1430 – 22 February 1500) was a Count of Oldenburg and regent of Bad Zwischenahn in 1440 - 1482. // Events May 23 - Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve CompiÃ¨gne The Ottoman Empire captures Thessalonica from the Venetians First use of optical methods in the creation of Art A map of Europe in 1430. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1500 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Gerhard was the third son of Count Dietrich of Oldenburg and his wife Helvig of Schauenburg. In 1440 - 1463 he ruled in Delmenhorst as regent and in 1464 - 1482 (after the death of his brother Maurice) as the guardian of his nephew Jakob. He was constantly at war with the bishop of Bremen and Frisians. In 1483 Gerhard was compelled to abdicate in favor of his sons, and he died whilst on a pilgrimage in the Rhône river valley. Derrick or Dietrich of Oldenburg, latin-based anglicization also Theoderic of Oldenburg (c. ... redirect Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein ... Delmenhorst is an urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt) of 76,000 inhabitants located in Lower Saxony at 53Â°03â€² N 8Â°37â€² E between Bremen and Oldenburg. ... The Archbishopric of Bremen was an ecclesiastical state in the Holy Roman Empire. ... The Frisians are an ethnic group of northwestern Europe, inhabiting an area known as Frisia. ... Events The SÃ£o TomÃ© settlement is founded. ... Pilgrim at Mecca For other uses of the word pilgrimage, see Pilgrimage (disambiguation). ... Starry Night Over the Rhone, by Vincent van Gogh (1888) The River RhÃ´ne (French RhÃ´ne, Occitan RÃ²se, Franco-ProvenÃ§al Roun, standard German Rhone, Valais German Rotten) is one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France. ...

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In 1453 he married with Adelheid of Tecklenburg (ca. 1435 – 2 March 1477), daughter of Count Otto VIII of Tecklenburg. They had eleven children: Events May 29 - Fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire). ... For other uses, see number 1435. ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... Events January 5 - Battle of Nancy - Charles the Bold of Burgundy is again defeated, and this time is killed. ...

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