Person:Adolph II of the Marck (1)
Adolph II _____, Count of the Marck
b.1314 Mark Hamm, Westfalen, Preußen, Germany
d.Bet 19 Oct 1347 and 20 Oct 1347 Fröndenberg, Westfalen, Preußen, Germany
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1 Feb 1299
  1. Engelbert III _____, of the Marck, Archbishop of Cologne1304 - 1368
  2. Irmgard, Countess of The MarkAbt 1308 - Abt 1361
  3. Richardis, Countess of The MarkAbt 1314 - Aft 1384
  4. Adolph II _____, Count of the Marck1314 - 1347
Spouse and Children
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m. 23 Mar 1332
  1. Engelbert III _____, Graf von der Mark1333 - 1391
  2. Adolf III of the MarckEst 1334 - 1394
  3. Margarethe, Countess of The MarkAbt 1340 - 1409
  4. Mathilde, Countess of The MarkAbt 1344 -
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▼Facts and Events
Name Adolph II _____, Count of the Marck
Alt Name Adolf _____
Gender Male
Birth? 1314 Mark Hamm, Westfalen, Preußen, GermanyHouse of La Marck
Marriage 23 Mar 1332 to Margaret _____, Countess of Cleves
Death? Bet 19 Oct 1347 and 20 Oct 1347 Fröndenberg, Westfalen, Preußen, GermanyS2
Reference Number Q95649 (Wikidata)


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Adolph II of the Marck (died 19/20 October 1347, Fröndenberg) was Count of the Marck.

He was the eldest son of Engelbert II of the Mark and Mechtild of Arenberg.

Adolph was betrothed to Irmgard of Cleves, daughter of Otto, Count of Cleves and his (second) wife Mechtild of Virneburg. After obtaining a papal dispensation Adolf was allowed to marry Margaret of Cleves, the daughter of Dietrich VIII, Count of Cleves and Margaret of Guelders.

Adolph and Margaret of Cleves had seven children:

  • Engelbert III, Count of the Marck (28 Feb 1333 – Wetter, 22 Dec 1391). Married 1) Richardis of Jülich, 2) Elisabeth of Sponheim.
  • Adolf III of the Marck (1334 – 7 Sep 1394, Cleves). Archbishop of Cologne 1363–1364. Later Count of Cleves and of the Marck
  • Dietrich of the Marck (1336 – 25 May 1406). Bishop of Liège 1389, from which post he later resigned.
  • Eberhard of the Marck (1341 – after 1360). Priest at Münster.
  • Margareta of the Marck († 12 Sep 1409). Married John I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
  • Mechtild of the Marck († after 18 Oct 1390). Married Eberhard of Isenburg-Grenzau.
  • Elisabeth of the Marck married Gumprecht of Heppendorf.
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▼References
  1.   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM) July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996 (2).
  2.   Adolph II of the Marck, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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