Adolph IX, Count of Holstein-Kiel

Adolph IX, Count of Holstein-Kiel
Adolph IX, Count of Holstein-Kiel
Born	c. 1327
Died	26 January 1390
Noble family	House of Schauenburg
Spouse(s)	Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Father	John III, Count of Holstein-Plön
Mother	Catherine of Glogów

Adolph IX, Count of Holstein-Kiel, also known as Adolph VII,^[1] (c. 1327 – 26 January 1390) was count of Holstein-Kiel and Holstein-Plön from 1359 until his death.

Life

His parents were John III "the Mild (c. 1297 – 27 September 1359) and Catherine (died 1327), the daughter of Duke Henry III of Glogów and the widow of Margrave John V of Brandenburg (1302–1317). In December 1362, Adolph IX married Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1343–1415), the daughter of Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg.

Adolph's reign was mostly peaceful. In 1375, Prince-Archbishop Albert II of Bremen mortgaged the Haseldorf Marsh to him. The prince-archbishop of Bremen later failed to redeem the mortgage, and the Haseldorf Marsh has been part of Holstein ever since.

Adolph IX died without an heir on 26 January 1390. After his death, Count Nicholas of Holstein-Rendsburg and his nephews occupied Holstein-Kiel and Holstein-Plön. The Counts of the Holstein-Pinneberg branch of the House of Schauenburg objected and demanded a share of the inheritance. The dispute was settled amicably, with the counts in Pinneberg receiving monetary compensation, plus the district of Nienland (consisting of Neuland and the Lordship of Herzhorn) and some land along the Elbe. The Counts of Holstein-Rendsburg and Holstein-Pinneburg also concluded a treaty of mutual inheritance: if one line were to die out, the other would inherit all their possessions and hereditary fiefs.

References

Jürgen Bremer: Geschichte Schleswig-Holsteins bis zum Jahre 1848, Kiel, 1864, p. 143

Ancestors

Ancestors of Adolph IX, Count of Holstein-Kiel

16. Adolf IV, Count of Holstein

8. Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe

17. Heilwig of Lippe

4. Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön

18. John I, Lord of Mecklenburg

9. Elisabeth of Mecklenburg

19. Luitgard of Henneberg

2. John III, Count of Holstein-Plön

20. Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg

10. John I, Margrave of Brandenburg

21. Mathilde of Landsberg

5. Agnes of Brandenburg
Queen of Denmark

22. Albert I, Duke of Saxony

11. Brigdet (Jutta) of Saxony

23. Agnes of Thuringia and Meissen

1. Adolphus IX (VII) of Holstein-Kiel

24. Henry II the Pious

12. Conrad I, Duke of Silesia-Glogau

25. Anne of Bohemia

6. Henry III, Duke of Silesia-Glogau

26. Władysław Odonic

13. Salome of Greater Poland

27. Jadwiga

3. Catherine of Silesia-Glogau

28. Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

14. Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

29. Matilda of Brandenburg

7. Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg

30. Boniface II, Marquess of Montferrat

15. Alessia of Montferrat

31. Margaret of Savoy

Footnotes

^ The numbering varies between authors: some authors call him Adolph VII, because there were six earlier Adolphs among his male-line ancestors in the House of Schauenburg, others call him Adolph IX, because there were two more earlier Adolphs in other lines.

Adolph IX, Count of Holstein-Kiel House of Schauenburg Born: c. 1327 Died: 26 January 1390
Preceded by John III	Count of Holstein-Kiel 1359–1390	Succeeded by Nicholas, Albert II and Gerhard VI as Counts of Holstein-Rendsburg

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[1] The numbering varies between authors: some authors call him Adolph VII, because there were six earlier Adolphs among his male-line ancestors in the House of Schauenburg, others call him Adolph IX, because there were two more earlier Adolphs in other lines.

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