Adolf II (Waldeck)

Adolf II von Waldeck (* around 1258 ; † December 12, 1302 in Liège ) was Count von Waldeck and later Bishop of Liège . As such he carried the name Adolf I.

Life

He was the eldest son of Heinrich III. von Waldeck and thus came from the Waldeck family . His mother was Mechthild von Cuyk-Arnsberg , a daughter of Count Gottfried III. from Arnsberg .

First he succeeded his grandfather Adolf I as the ruling Count of Waldeck. During his reign the Archbishop of Mainz banned him and his mother because they had stood by the Landgrave of Hesse against Mainz.

A contract with his two brothers stipulated that only the one who would marry Sophie von Hessen should be the actual heir of the county. Since Adolf did not succeed in this marriage, he renounced his claim to power and Otto I became ruler in Waldeck. The other brother Gottfried became Bishop of Minden .

Like this Adolf entered the clergy. He became canon in Liège and provost in Trier and Utrecht . In 1301 he was appointed Bishop of Liège by the Pope. He moved into Liege with a large retinue. In the city there were conflicts between the clergy and the bourgeoisie, but Adolf managed to restore unity. A year later he besieged and conquered Myrwar Castle with strong troops and occupied the surrounding area. He took action against usurers by having their houses destroyed. There were rumors that he was poisoned by these. He was buried in front of the altar of the Liège cathedral.

literature

• Joh. Adolph Theodor Ludwig Varnhagen: Basis of the Waldeck country and regent history . Göttingen, 1825 331f.

predecessor	Office	successor
Hugo of Chalon	Bishop of Liège 1301–1302	Theobald von Bar