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Adolph I
Adolph I may refer to: * Adolf, King of Germany (c. 1255–1298), King of Germany from 1292 until 1298 * Adolph I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (1307–1370) * Adolph I, Duke of Cleves (1373–1448) * Adolph I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen Adolph I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (died Zerbst, 28 August 1473), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen. He was the eldest son of Albert IV, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, by his first wife Elisa ... (died 1473) * Adolf I, Count of the Mark (c. 1194–1249) * Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg (1588–1658) See also * Adolf I (other) {{hndis, Adolph 01 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf, King Of Germany
Adolf (c. 1255 – 2 July 1298) was the count of Nassau from about 1276 and the elected king of Germany from 1292 until his deposition by the prince-electors in 1298. He was never crowned by the pope, which would have secured him the imperial title. He was the first physically and mentally healthy ruler of the Holy Roman Empire ever to be deposed without a papal excommunication. Adolf died shortly afterwards in the Battle of Göllheim fighting against his successor Albert of Habsburg. He was the second in the succession of so-called count-kings of several rivalling comital houses striving after the Roman-German royal dignity. Family Adolf was the reigning count of a small German state. He was born about 1255 and was the son of Walram II, Count of Nassau and Adelheid of Katzenelnbogen. Adolf’s brother was Diether of Nassau, who was appointed Archbishop of Trier in 1300. Adolf was married in 1270 to Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg (died after 1313) and they had eight children. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolph I, Count Of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
Adolph I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (1307 – 17 January 1370) was a son of Count Gerlach I and Agnes of Hesse. In 1344, his father abdicated in favor of his sons. They ruled jointly until 1355, then divided their inheritance: * Adolph I inherited Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (this line died out in the male line in 1605) * John I inherited Nassau-Weilburg (this line died out in the male line in 1912) * Rupert inherited Nassau-Sonnenberg (he died childless in 1390) Marriage and issue In 1322 Adolph married Margaret, the daughter of Frederick IV, Burgrave of Nuremberg. They had the following children: * Gerlach II (1333–1386), inherited Nassau-Wiesbaden * Frederick (d. 1376) was minister in Mainz * Agnes (d. 1376), married Werner IV, Count of Wittgenstein * John * Margaret was abbess of Klarenthal Monastery * Elisabeth (d. 1389), married in 1361 to Diether VIII, Count of Katzenelnbogen * Adolph I of Nassau (1353–1390), Archbishop of Mainz The Elector of Mainz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolph I, Duke Of Cleves
Adolph I of Cleves (german: Adolf I) (2 August 1373 – 23 September 1448) was the second Count of Cleves and the fourth Count of Mark. Life He was the son of Adolph III, Count of Mark, and Margaret of Jülich (and thus the brother of Margaret of Cleves). After his father's death in 1394, he became Count of Cleves. In 1397 he defeated his uncle William VII of Jülich, 1st Duke of Berg in the battle of Kleverhamm and became Lord of Ravenstein. When his brother Dietrich IX, Count of Mark died in battle in 1398, he also became Count of Mark. Adolph further expanded his influence by marrying a daughter of the Duke of Burgundy. As a result, Cleves was raised to a Duchy by the Holy Roman Emperor, Sigismund, in 1417. From 1409 onwards he faced opposition from his younger brother Gerhard, who claimed the County of Mark. By 1423, their dispute resulted in an armed conflict, with Gerhard allying himself with the Archbishop of Cologne. A peace was signed between the two brothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolph I, Prince Of Anhalt-Köthen
Adolph I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (died Zerbst, 28 August 1473), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen. He was the eldest son of Albert IV, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, by his first wife Elisabeth, daughter of Gebhard III, Count of Mansfeld. Life After the death of his father in 1423, Adolph succeeded him in Anhalt-Köthen with his second brother Waldemar V as co-ruler; their younger half-brother Albert VI, still a minor, was bypassed. After the death of Waldemar in 1436, Adolph became the sole ruler of the principality as "Lord of Köthen." All three of Adolph's surviving sons entered the priesthood; after them, the only remaining heirs to the principality were Adolph's half-brother Albert VI and Albert's son Philip. Since it appeared as though Adolph's family line would die out in the next generation, he drew up a succession contract with his cousin George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, in 1471. Under the terms of this con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf I, Count Of The Mark
Adolf I, Count de la Mark (German: ''Adolf I. Graf von der Mark und Krickenbeck''; c. 1182? – 28 June 1249), until 1226 also known as Adolf I, Count of Altena-Mark. He was son of Frederick I, Count of Berg-Altena and Alveradis of Krickenbeck, daughter of Reiner of Krieckenbeck-Millendonk.Genealogie Mittelalter Adolf belonged to a collateral line of the counts of and was founder of the new noble branch of the Counts de la Mark. Following the year 1226, he reunited the lands of the Counts of Berg-Altena, which had been in possession of the counts of |
Adolf Frederick I, Duke Of Mecklenburg
Adolf Frederick I (15 December 1588 – 27 February 1658) was the reigning Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from his father's death in 1592 until 1628 and again from 1631 to 1658. Between 1634 and 1648 Adolf Frederick also ruled the Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin as its administrator. Early life He was a son of John VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Sophia, daughter of Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, and his wife Christine of Hesse. At first, Adolf Frederick and his brother John Albert II reigned under the guardianship of Duke Ulrich III of Mecklenburg-Güstrow and Charles I of Mecklenburg (his father's uncles). The two brothers Adolf Frederick and John Albert, took over governance of Mecklenburg-Schwerin beginning on 16 April 1608. After the death of Charles on 22 July 1610 they also governed in Mecklenburg-Güstrow. Division of Mecklenburg and Thirty Years' War In 1621 the duchy of Mecklenburg was formally divided between the two brothers, Adolf Frederick ruling in Meckle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
