Adolf or Adolph (c. 1255 – 2 July 1298) was the King of Germany from 1292 until 1298. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival This article lists the German monarchs, ruling over the territory of Germany from the creation of a separate Eastern Frankish Kingdom in 843 until the end of monarchy His title in his lifetime was rex Romanorum, but he is usually known as Adolf of Nassau. King of the Romans ( Latin: Rex Romanorum) was the title used by the elected ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the Imperator futurus
Adolf of Nassau was a member of the minor nobility, born about 1255 as son of count Walram II of Nassau and Adelheid of Katzenelnbogen. Nassau was a German state within the Holy Roman Empire and later in the German Confederation. Walram II of Nassau (ca 1220&ndash 24 January 1276) Count of Nassau was the elder son of Count Henry II of Nassau and Matilda of Geldern
He had neither influence nor power, and was elected to become Holy Roman Emperor because of the electors' preference for a weak emperor. The Holy Roman Emperor (Römischer Kaiser or Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser Romanorum Imperator was the elected monarch ruling over the many varying numbers of states His election was largely secured through the influence of the elector-archbishops of Mainz and Cologne. Mainz (ˈmaɪ̯nʦ (Mayence is a City in Germany and the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. He was crowned King of the Germans (Emperor-Elect) on June 2, 1292, at Aachen. This article lists the German monarchs, ruling over the territory of Germany from the creation of a separate Eastern Frankish Kingdom in 843 until the end of monarchy Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks ( Ripuarian: Oche, Dutch: Aken, Spanish: Aquisgrán, Italian: Aquisgrana, French, He was never crowned by the pope in Rome, which would have secured him the title of Emperor.
He founded the convent of Clarenthal near Wiesbaden in 1296. Wiesbaden, a city in southwest Germany, is the capital of the state of Hesse.
His pursuit of territorial claims in Thüringen turned his supporters against him, and they elected Albert I of Habsburg in his place in 1298. The Free State of Thuringia (Freistaat Thüringen is located in central Germany. Albrecht I of Habsburg (July 1255 &ndash May 1, 1308) sometimes named as Albert I, was King of the Romans, Duke of Austria Adolf refused to accept this decision but was killed in the Battle of Göllheim (near Speyer) against Albert I of Habsburg on July 2, 1298. The Battle of Göllheim was fought on July 2, 1298 between Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg. Speyer (English formerly Spires) is a City in Germany ( Rhineland-Palatinate) with approx Albrecht I of Habsburg (July 1255 &ndash May 1, 1308) sometimes named as Albert I, was King of the Romans, Duke of Austria Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival
"A stalwart but necessitous Herr" Carlyle calls him. Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881 was a Scottish essayist satirist and historian whose work was highly influential during the Victorian era. He seems to have been under the pay of Edward Longshanks. Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307 popularly known as Longshanks, was a King of England who achieved historical fame by conquering large parts of Wales and almost
Family and children
He married Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg, daughter of Gerlach I of Isenburg and Imagina of Blieskastel. Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg (d 29 September, 1313 ? was the Queen consort of Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg, King of Germany. Their children were:
- Heinrich, died young.
- Ruprecht, died 2 December 1304
- Gerlach I of Nassau-Wiesbaden. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Gerlach I of Nassau (before 1288&ndash 7 January 1361) Count of Nassau in Wiesbaden, Idstein, Weilburg, and Weilnau
- Adolf (1292 – 1294).
- Walram III of Nassau-Wiesbaden.
- Adelheid, Abbess of Klarenthal, died 26 May 1338. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place
- Imagina, died young.
- Matilde (before 1280 – 19 June 1323, Heidelberg), married Rudolf I "der Stammler", Duke of Upper-Bavaria. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Heidelberg is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2006 over 140000 people live within the city's area Rudolf I of Bavaria ( October 4 1274, Basle &ndash August 12 1319) (German Rudolf I, Herzog von Bayern Pfalzgraf bei Rhein
See also
- Kings of Germany family tree. The following image is a Family tree of every king monarch confederation president and emperor of Germany, from Louis the German in 843 through to He was related to every other king of Germany.
References
- Alois Gerlich: Adolf von Nassau (1292 - 1298). Aufstieg und Sturz eines Königs, Herrscheramt und Kurfürstenfronde, in: Nassauische Annalen 105, 1994, S. 17 - 78.
- Bernd Schneidmüller/Stefan Weinfurter (Hrsg. ): Die deutschen Herrscher des Mittelalters, Historische Porträts von Heinrich I. bis Maximilian I. , Verlag C. H. Beck : München 2003, 624 S. , 5. Abb. , 3 Karten und 7 Stammtafeln.
| Preceded by Rudolph I |
King of Germany (formally King of the Romans) 1292–1298 |
Succeeded by Albert I |
| Preceded by Walram II |
Count of Nassau 1276–1298 |
Succeeded by Gerlach I & Walram III |
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