Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine
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Article ImagesAdolf of the Rhine (German: Adolf der Redliche von der Pfalz) (27 September 1300, Wolfratshausen – 29 January 1327, Neustadt) from the house of Wittelsbach was formally Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1319 to 1327.
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Count Palatine of the Rhine | |
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Reign | 1319–1327 |
Predecessor | Rudolf I (formally) |
Successor | Louis (IV) |
Born | 27 September 1300 Wolfratshausen |
Died | 29 January 1327 (aged 26) Neustadt |
Spouse | Irmengard of Oettingen |
Issue Detail | Rupert II, Elector Palatine of the Rhine |
House | Wittelsbach |
Father | Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria |
Mother | Mechtild of Nassau |
He was the second son of Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria and his wife Mechtild of Nassau.[1] He didn't really rule because his uncle Louis IV occupied the Palatinate until an agreement with Adolf's brothers and his son Rupert II, Elector Palatine of the Rhine was concluded in Pavia in 1329.
He was married in 1320 to Countess Irmengard of Oettingen (d. 1399),[1] daughter of Count Louis VI of Oettingen. They had the following children:
- Rupert II, Elector Palatine of the Rhine (12 May 1325, Amberg–6 January 1398, Amberg)[1]
- Adolf.
- Friedrich.
- a daughter (d. 1389), married Count Meinhard I of Ortenburg.
He was buried in the Cistercian monastery of Schönau near Heidelberg.
- ^ a b c Thomas 2010, p. 387.
- Thomas, Andrew L. (2010). A House Divided: Wittelsbach Confessional Court Cultures in the Holy Roman Empire, c. 1550-1650. Brill.
- (in German) www.genealogie-mittelalter.de
Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine Born: 1300 Died: 1327 | ||
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Preceded by Rudolf I (formally) |
(Titular) Elector Palatine of the Rhine 1319–1327 |
Succeeded by |