Career

However, he died in 1622 without an heir. After Ernst"s death, a Catholic Count, Jobst Hermann, received a portion of Schauenburg but he also died without children, and Otto V, who was a Calvinist, succeeded Ernst. Prince Ernst built the Stadthagen Mausoleum for himself and his family.

Today, this building is estimated as a cultural monument of European rank.

Achievements

• Schauenburg-Pinneberg had been a Lutheran region since his grandfather Otto IV of Schaumburg had been won over to Martin Luther"s teachings.