Adolf III
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Adolf III of Berg was count
of Berg
from 1093 until 1132, and count of Hövel
from 1090 until 1106, Vogt of Werden (1080 – 12 October 1152), son of Adolf II of Berg
-Hövel, count of Berg
, and Adelheid von Laufen.
He married Adelheid of Cleves (von Kleve), a daughter of Dietrich II count of Cleves (died 1118).
They has issue:
Count
A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
of Berg
Berg (state)
Berg was a state – originally a county, later a duchy – in the Rhineland of Germany. Its capital was Düsseldorf. It existed from the early 12th to the 19th centuries.-Ascent:...
from 1093 until 1132, and count of Hövel
Hovel
Hovel can mean:*A small poor-quality house: see wikt:hovel*Hövels is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany....
from 1090 until 1106, Vogt of Werden (1080 – 12 October 1152), son of Adolf II of Berg
Adolf II of Berg
Adolf II of Berg-Hövel , count of Berg, count in Auelgau and Siegburg, Vogt of Werden , was the son of Adolf I of Berg. He married in 1035 Adelheid von Laufen, a daughter of Heinrich II count von Laufen and Ida von Werl-Hövel , and heiress of Hövel/Huvili, Unna, Telgte, Warendorf, etc...
-Hövel, count of Berg
Berg (state)
Berg was a state – originally a county, later a duchy – in the Rhineland of Germany. Its capital was Düsseldorf. It existed from the early 12th to the 19th centuries.-Ascent:...
, and Adelheid von Laufen.
He married Adelheid of Cleves (von Kleve), a daughter of Dietrich II count of Cleves (died 1118).
They has issue:
- Adolf IV of Berg count of BergBerg (state)Berg was a state – originally a county, later a duchy – in the Rhineland of Germany. Its capital was Düsseldorf. It existed from the early 12th to the 19th centuries.-Ascent:...
and count of AltenaAltenaAltena is a town in the district of Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town's castle is the origin for the later Dukes of Berg. Altena is situated on the Lenne river valley, in the northern streches of the Sauerland.-History:...
(died after 1161);
- Eberhard of BergBerg (state)Berg was a state – originally a county, later a duchy – in the Rhineland of Germany. Its capital was Düsseldorf. It existed from the early 12th to the 19th centuries.-Ascent:...
, monk in Morimont, 1st Abbot of Georgenthal (1143-1152) in Thüringen (born 1090/95, died 1152, buried in Altenberg (Gedenktag katholisch: 22. Juli - "Er bewog seinen Bruder, dem Orden 1133 auch das von der Familie gestiftete Kloster in Altenberg zu übertragen. Eberhard wurde dann 1143 Abt in dem von seinem Schwager gestifteten Kloster Georgenthal bei Gotha");
- Bruno II of BergBruno II von BergBruno II of Berg was the Archbishop of Cologne from 1131 until 1137.Bruno II of Berg was a son of Count Adolf III of Berg. In 1119 he was mentioned as a Provost in Cologne, and he became the Provost of St. Gereon in Cologne in 1127...
, Archbishop of Cologne between 1131 and 1137 (died in Trani, Italy 30 May 1137, buried in Bari);
- Gisela of BergBerg (state)Berg was a state – originally a county, later a duchy – in the Rhineland of Germany. Its capital was Düsseldorf. It existed from the early 12th to the 19th centuries.-Ascent:...
, married Sizzo count von Schwarzburg (died 1160).
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