Adolf III of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
Deceased Person
1443 –
Who is Adolf III of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein?
Count Adolf III of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein was a son of Count John II of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein and his wife Maria of Nassau-Dillenburg. After his father's death in 1480, he ruled Nassau-Wiesbaden and his brother Philip ruled Nassau-Idstein. After Philip's childless death in 1508, Adolf III ruled also ruled Nassau-Idstein.
Adolf served in the army of the Habsburg Duke consort and later Emperor Maximilian I and participated in the conquest of the Duchy of Gelre in 1478. In 1481, he was appointed stadholder of the County of Zutphen and in 1489 also as stadholder of Gelre. However, in 1492 Charles II was reinstated as Duke of Guelders. Adolf then returned to Germany
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- Nov 10, 1443
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on July 23, 2013
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