Otto IV of Schaumburg (1517 – December 21, 1576), Count of Schauenburg-Pinneberg, adopted the teachings of Martin Luther. However, with respect to his elder brothers Cologne's Archbishop-Electors Adolphus III (reg. 1547–1556) and Anthony I (reg. 1557-1558) he refrained from open confrontation. In 1559 he officially began the Reformation in Schauenburg-Pinneberg, areas which remained Lutheran throughout the Counter-Reformation and to modern times.
Otto first married Mary (*1527–1554*), daughter of Duke Barnim XI of Pomerania-Stettin. Mary and Otto had four sons:
In 1558 Otto married a second time. With Elisabeth Ursula (*1539–1586*), daughter of Duke Ernest the Confessor of Brunswick and Lunenburg, ruling the Celle branch principality. Elisabeth Ursula and Otto had two daughters and one son:
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Otto of Schaumburg
Born: 1517 Died: 21 December 1576 in Bückeburg |
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| Preceded by Balthasar Merklin |
Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim as Otto III 1533–1537 |
Succeeded by Valentin von Teutleben |
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| Preceded by John V |
Count of Schaumburg and Holstein-Pinneberg as Otto IV 1544–1576 joint rule with his brother John V until 1560 |
Succeeded by Adolphus XI |