Glambeck Castle

Glambeck Castle was built in 1210 at the behest of Danish King Valdemar II and became the most important historical site on Fehmarn. In 1248, it was the scene of the wedding of King Erik IV's brother Christoph to Margarete Sambiria. The following decades were marked by conflicts between the Counts of Holstein and the Danish kings. In 1307, the “Glambeker Comparison” was concluded at the castle, an arbitration by King Erik VI in the conflict between the landed gentry and the Holstein Counts. In 1320, King Christopher II issued the “Oldest Fehmarn Land Law” at the castle. After Johann III of Holstein-Kiel was enfeoffed with Fehmarn in 1326, the Glambeck court was abolished. In 1358, the castle fell to Danish King Valdemar IV, but was recaptured in 1359 by Adolf VII of Holstein-Kiel. In 1416, Erik of Pomerania conquered the island and had the castle captain executed, but the Holstein Counts fought back.