Adolf, King of the Romans
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Adolf was the count of Nassau from about 1276 and the elected king of Germany from 1292 until his deposition by the prince-electors in 1298. He was never crowned by the pope, which would have secured
Small throne seal of King Adolf (1298)
Portrait by Arnold Montanus, 1662
Part of the image of King Adolf in the Frankfurt Hall of Kings
Deposition of Adolf and Election of Albert, illustration from the Chronicles of the Bishops of Würzburg
House of Nassau
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The House of Nassau is a European aristocratic dynasty. The name originated with a lordship associated with Nassau Castle, which is located in what is now Nassau in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. With
Adolf, King of the Romans
…Isenburg-Limburg Issue Henry Robert Gerlach I, Count of Nassau Adolf Walram III van Nassau Adelheid Imagina Mechthild, Duchess of Upper Bavaria House House of Nassau Father Walram II, Count of Nassau Mother Adelheid of Katzenelnbogen Signature Adolf (c. 1255 – 2 July 1298) was the count of Nassau from about 1276 and…
Laurenburg Castle
Nassau Castle became the seat of dynasty in 1159.
Weilburg
Weilburg Castle