Adolf V. (mountain)

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Adolf V von Berg († September 28 or 29, 1296 ) ruled the county of Berg from 1259 to 1296.

Equestrian seal (lead cast) of Count Adolf V. von Berg

childhood

After the death of his father Adolf IV in 1259, he was initially represented in the regency by his mother Margarete von Hochstaden . This suggests that Adolf, whose year of birth is unknown, was still a minor at the time. It was not until 1262 that he appeared alone. His mother's residence was Hückeswagen Castle . In 1260 the Counts of Hückeswagen renounced the County of Hückeswagen , which had been pledged to the Counts of Berg since 1189 and came to the County of Berg in 1260.

Mint right

King Rudolf von Habsburg allowed him to move his mint to Wipperfürth in 1275 . He also visited him in 1273 and 1291 at his castle in Bensberg .

history

Adolf V. awarded in 1276 Ratingen and 1288 Dusseldorf the town rights ; In 1282 he confirmed the privileges of Wipperfürth .

Feud to Elberfeld

Right at the beginning of his reign there was a feud at Elberfeld with the knights Arnold and Konrad zu Elberfeld .

War with Siegfried von Westerburg

After the death of Archbishop Engelbert II von Falkenburg on October 20, 1274, he tried in vain to get his brother Konrad I von Berg , the Provost of Cologne, to the Erzstuhl, because Siegfried von Westerburg prevailed.

A year earlier, in 1273, he also had to renounce the Gummersbach liens , which fell to the Count von der Mark . And the Duchy of Limburg, which he was legally entitled to as an inheritance, was forcibly occupied by Count Rainald I von Geldern with the support of Archbishop Siegfried von Westerburg.

Nevertheless, the most important victory for the Berger fell during his reign, when Adolf V took the side of the Duke of Brabant and, with his mountain farmers and the battle cry “Hya, Berge romerijke” (“High, glorious mountain”) also the Defeated Archbishop Siegfried von Westerburg on June 5, 1288 in the Battle of Worringen . This battle was the last great and by far the bloodiest battle of the Middle Ages. On August 14, 1288 he raised Düsseldorf in recognition of the commitment of its residents in the battle of the city, after Wipperfürth, Lennep and Ratingen (1276) the fourth in the county. The opposing Archbishop Siegfried von Westerburg was imprisoned at Burg Castle for 13 months .

Count Adolf V, for his part, was imprisoned by the Archbishop of Cologne through a trickery and died on September 28 or 29, 1296 in custody. He is buried in the collegiate church in Solingen- Gräfrath .

family

Adolf V was married to Elisabeth von Geldern, who died in 1313 and was buried with him. He died childless. His successor as Count von Berg was his brother Wilhelm .

Honors

Graf-Adolf-Strasse and Graf-Adolf-Platz in Düsseldorf are named after him. There is also a street and art gallery named after him in Cologne . There is also Graf-Adolf-Strasse in several other cities.

literature

predecessor Office successor
Adolf IV Count von Berg
1259–1296 		Wilhelm I.
personal data
SURNAME Adolf V.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Adolf V. von Berg; Adolf VII von Berg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Regent of the County of Berg (1259–1296)
DATE OF BIRTH 13th Century
DATE OF DEATH September 28, 1296 or September 29, 1296