Adolf (Oldenburg-Delmenhorst)
Adolf (Alf) von Oldenburg and Delmenhorst , (* 1458 ; † February 17, 1500 near Hemmingstedt ) was Count of Oldenburg from 1482 to 1500 from the house of the same name .
Life
Adolf was the third son of Count Gerhard (Gerd) von Oldenburg (1430–1500) and his wife Adelheid von Tecklenburg, daughter of Otto VII. Von Tecklenburg-Schwerin . Since his two older brothers died early, he was the eldest son from 1470.
After his father renounced the government in 1482, Adolf nominally exercised the Oldenburg sovereignty together with his brothers Johann V (1460–1526) and Christian. During a feud that Oldenburg had inherited from his father with East Frisia , he was taken prisoner in East Frisia in November 1483. Its redemption for 3500 guilders coincided with the peace treaty of October 28, 1486. In the following years Adolf remained politically in the background. According to the Oldenburg Chronicle of Hermann Hamelmann , he was content with the Burgforde castle and its income and the "Burg bei der Jade " (Vri-Jade).
Probably more for personal gain, Adolf participated in several campaigns, most recently, together with his younger brother Otto, Canon of Bremen from 1498 to 1499, in the unfortunate campaign of Duke Magnus von Sachsen-Lauenburg against the Wurster Frisians at the end of 1499. Immediately afterwards he took part in the conquest of King John I of Denmark against the peasant republic of Dithmarschen . In the catastrophic battle of Hemmingstedt on February 17, 1500 for the Danish army and the mercenaries of the Black Guard fighting on Danish pay , Adolf and his brother Otto were killed.
After his death, Adolf's brother Johann V could formally rule the county of Oldenburg alone.
literature
- Hans Friedl u. a. (Ed.): Biographical manual for the history of the state of Oldenburg . Edited on behalf of the Oldenburg landscape. Isensee, Oldenburg 1992, ISBN 3-89442-135-5 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Hermann Hamelmann: Oldenburg Chronicle, Oldenburg / Berlin 1940.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Gerd the brave |
 Count of Oldenburg 1482–1500 |
Johann V. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adolf of Oldenburg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Oldenburg from the House of Oldenburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1458 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th February 1500 |
| Place of death | near Hemmingstedt |