Adolf II van Waldeck was count

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 Waldeck

Waldeck (state)

Waldeck was a sovereign principality in the German Empire and German Confederation and, until 1929, a constituent state of the Weimar Republic. It comprised territories in present-day Hesse and Lower Saxony, ....

 from 1270 to 1276 and prince bishop of Liège from 1301 to 1302.

Life

Adolf was a son of count Hendrik III of Waldeck and of Mechthild of Cuyk-Arnsberg. In 1270 he followed his grandfather Adolf I of Waldeck as count of Waldeck. He arranged a treaty with his brothers Otto and Godfried, which stipulated that one brother would marry Sophie of Hessen (daughter of count Hendrik I of Hessen), and that the other brother would follow suit and also marry. The brother to marry Sophie eventually turned out to be Otto, but in 1276 Adolf fell from Otto's favour and became a clergyman. Adolf became the domheer (cathedral-lord) in Liège

Liège

Liège is a major city and municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège, of which it is the economic capital, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium....

, and provost in Trier and Utrecht. His other brother Godfried also became a clergyman, becoming domheer in Cologne

Cologne

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 and Liège, "thesaurus

Treasurer

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" in Münster

Münster

Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...

 and in 1304 bishop of Minden. On the death of William II

Willem II Berthout

William II Berthout of Mechelen was bishop of Utrecht from 1296 to 1301, succeeding Jan II van Sierck. He was a leader of the Berthout family, which ruled over the heerlijkheid of Mechelen....

, Adolf was initially his intended successor as bishop of Utrecht but, under pressure from count John II of Holland

John II, Count of Holland

John II of Avesnes was the oldest son of John I of Avesnes and Adelaide of Holland.-History:John II was Count of Hainaut from 1280 to his death, succeeding his grandmother, Margaret II...

, Adolf found his claims overridden in favour of appointing John's brother Guy of Avesnes

Guy of Avesnes

Guy van Avennes was Bishop of Utrecht from 1301 to 1317.-Family:He was descended from an important Hainaut family, the House of Avesnes...

. Through pope Boniface VIII

Pope Boniface VIII

Pope Boniface VIII , born Benedetto Gaetani, was Pope of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303. Today, Boniface VIII is probably best remembered for his feuds with Dante, who placed him in the Eighth circle of Hell in his Divina Commedia, among the Simonists.- Biography :Gaetani was born in 1235 in...

 he was granted the bishopric of Liège instead, but he died shortly afterwards.

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