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Adolph III of the Marck (German: Adolf III von der Mark; c. 1334 – 1394) was the Prince-Bishop of Münster (as Adolph) from 1357 to 1363, the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (as Adolph II) in 1363, the Count of Cleves (as Adolph I) from 1368 to 1394, and the Count of Mark (as Adolph III) from 1391 to 1393.
- County of Mark
Adolph's younger son Adolph III upon the death of Dietrich's...
- Adolph II of the Marck
Adolph II of the Marck (died 19/20 October 1347,...
- County of Mark
History. The family history started with Count Adolf I, scion of a cadet branch of the Rhenish Berg dynasty residing at Altena Castle in Westphalia. In the early 13th century Adolf took his residence at his family's estates around Mark, a settlement in present-day Hamm -Uentrop.
References. Adolph III of the Marck was the Prince-Bishop of Münster from 1357 to 1363, the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne in 1363, the Count of Cleves from 1368 to 1394, and the Count of Mark from 1391 to 1393.
He was the son of Adolph III, Count of Mark, and Margaret of Jülich (and thus the brother of Margaret of Cleves). After his father's death in 1394, he became Count of Cleves . In 1397 he defeated his uncle William VII of Jülich, 1st Duke of Berg in the battle of Kleverhamm and became Lord of Ravenstein .
Il conte Adolfo III di Mark, in tedesco Adolf III von der Mark (1334 circa – Kleve, 7 settembre 1394), è stato un vescovo cattolico tedesco, fu titolare della Diocesi di Münster dal 1357 al 1363, arcivescovo di Colonia come Adolfo II dal 1363 al 1364, conte di Kleve come Adolfo I dal 1368, e conte di Mark come Adolfo III dal 1391 ...
