Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine

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Adolf of the Rhine (German: Adolf "der Redliche" von der Pfalz) (27 September 1300, Wolfratshausen – 29 January 1327, Neustadt). He was the Count Palatine of the Rhine from the house of Wittelsbach in 1317–1327.

He was the second son of Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria and his wife Mechtild of Nassau. His rule was dominated by the conflict with his uncle Louis IV, who occupied the Palatinate until an agreement with Adolf's brothers and his son Rupert II, Elector Palatine of the Rhine was concluded in Pavia in 1329.

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He was married in 1320 with Countess Irmengard von Öttingen (d. 1399), daughter of Count Ludwig VI of Oettingen. They had the following children:

  1. Rupert II, Elector Palatine of the Rhine (12 May 1325, Amberg – 6 January 1398, Amberg).
  2. Adolf.
  3. Friedrich.
  4. a daughter (d. 1389), married Count Meinhard I of Ortenburg.

He was buried in Cistercians cloister in Heidelberg.

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Preceded by
Rudolf I		 Elector Palatine of the Rhine
1317–1327		 Succeeded by
Rudolf II