Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine
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Adolf of the Rhine (27 September 1300, Wolfratshausen
–29 January 1327, Neustadt
) from the house of Wittelsbach
was formally Count Palatine
of the Rhine in 1319–1327.
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.
He was buried in the Cistercians cloister in Heidelberg
.
Wolfratshausen
Wolfratshausen is a town of the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, located in Bavaria, Germany. The town had a population of 17,118 as of 31 December 2003.-History:...
–29 January 1327, Neustadt
Neustadt
- Germany :* in Baden-Württemberg:** Titisee-Neustadt, a town in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald* in Bavaria:** Bad Neustadt an der Saale, the capital of the Rhön-Grabfeld district...
) from the house of Wittelsbach
Wittelsbach
The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria.Members of the family served as Dukes, Electors and Kings of Bavaria , Counts Palatine of the Rhine , Margraves of Brandenburg , Counts of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland , Elector-Archbishops of Cologne , Dukes of...
was formally Count Palatine
Count palatine
Count palatine is a high noble title, used to render several comital styles, in some cases also shortened to Palatine, which can have other meanings as well.-Comes palatinus:...
of the Rhine in 1319–1327.
He was the second son of Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria
Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria
Rudolf I of Bavaria , a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty, was Duke of Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine...
and his wife Mechtild of Nassau
Mechtild of Nassau
Mechtild of Nassau was the youngest child of Adolf of Germany and his wife Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg. Mechtild is also known as Matilda of Nassau. She was Duchess consort of Bavaria, by her marriage to Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria.- Family :Mechtild's paternal grandparents were Walram II of Nassau...
. He didn’t really rule because his uncle Louis IV
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Louis IV , called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was the King of Germany from 1314, the King of Italy from 1327 and the Holy Roman Emperor from 1328....
occupied the Palatinate until an agreement
Treaty of Pavia (1329)
The Treaty of Pavia which divided the House of Wittelsbach two branches, was signed in Pavia in 1329. Under the accord, Emperor Louis IV granted during his stay in Italy the Palatinate including the Bavarian Upper Palatinate to his brother Duke Rudolph's descendants, Rudolph II, Rupert I and...
with Adolf’s brothers and his son Rupert II, Elector Palatine of the Rhine was concluded in Pavia
Pavia
Pavia , the ancient Ticinum, is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It is the capital of the province of Pavia. It has a population of c. 71,000...
in 1329.
Family and children
He was married in 1320 to Countess Irmengard von Öttingen (d. 1399), daughter of Count Ludwig VI of Oettingen. They had the following children:- Rupert II, Elector Palatine of the Rhine (12 May 1325, AmbergAmbergAmberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the Upper Palatinate, roughly halfway between Regensburg and Bayreuth. Population: 44,756 .- History :...
–6 January 1398, Amberg). - Adolf.
- Friedrich.
- a daughter (d. 1389), married Count Meinhard I of Ortenburg.
He was buried in the Cistercians cloister in Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
.