County of Schaumburg

County of Schaumburg Grafschaft Schaumburg (German)
1110–1640
Coat of arms
Map of the two successor territories Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe and County of Schaumburg Hessian share from 1866
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital	Rinteln
Common languages	Northern Low Saxon
Government	County
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	1110
• Partitioned to create     Schaumburg-Lippe;     remainder to Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel)	1640
Preceded by Succeeded by Duchy of Saxony Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel

The County of Schaumburg (German: Grafschaft Schaumburg), until ca. 1485 known as Schauenburg, was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the present German state of Lower Saxony. Its territory was more or less congruent with the present district Landkreis Schaumburg.