Adolf von Berg (crusader)
Adolf von Berg (* between 1120 and 1127; † July / August 1148 near Damascus ) was a German nobleman and crusader .
He is the eldest son of Count Adolf II von Berg from his first marriage to Adelheid von Arnsberg (or von Cappenberg).
In the army of King Conrad III. he accompanied his father on the Second Crusade in 1147 . According to the report of the chronicler Jean des Price , he fell while the crusade army withdrew from the unsuccessful siege of Damascus , that is, shortly after July 28, 1148.
He didn't have any children. His father's inheritance came from his half-brothers from his second marriage.
literature
- Alexander Berner: Crusade and regional rule. The older counts of Berg 1147–1225 , Böhlau, Cologne 2014, ISBN 978-3-412-22357-1 .
- Thomas R. Kraus : The emergence of the sovereignty of the counts of mountain up to the year 1225. Schmidt, 1981, ISBN 3877070248 .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ See Kraus, p. 36
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adolf von Berg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman, crusader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 1120 and 1127 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1148 or August 1148 |
| Place of death | Damascus |