Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine
Count Palatine of the Rhine
About Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine
Lived 1300 – 1327 (aged 26). Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine was a German.
Adolf of the Rhine (27 September 1300, Wolfratshausen – 29 January 1327, Neustadt) from the house of Wittelsbach was formally Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1319 to 1327.
He was the second son of Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria and his wife Mechtild of Nassau. 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.
Family and children He was married in 1320 to Countess Irmengard of Oettingen (d. 1399), 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) Adolf. Friedrich. a daughter (d. 1389), married Count Meinhard I of Ortenburg.
He was buried in the Cistercian monastery of Schönau near Heidelberg.
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Who was Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine?
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When was Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine born?
Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine was born on 27 September 1300 in Wolfratshausen.
When did Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine die?
Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine died on 29 January 1327 in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
What nationality was Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine?
Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine was German.
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