Adolf II of Berg

Adolf II of Berg-Hövel

The Altenberg Abbey, founded by Adolf II von Berg.
Count of Berg
Predecessor Adolf I
Successor Adolf III
Died 1090/1106
Spouse Adelheid von Laufen
Issue Adolf III of Berg
House House of Berge
Father Adolf I of Berg

Adolf II of Berg-Hövel (Huvili), count of Berg, count in Auelgau and Siegburg, Vogt of Werden (died 1090/1106), was the son of Adolf I of Berg.

He married in 1035 Adelheid von Laufen, a daughter of Heinrich II count von Laufen (died 1067) and Ida von Werl-Hövel (1030? – 1090), and heiress of Hövel/Huvili, Unna, Telgte, Warendorf, etc.

At the beginning of the 12th century Adolf II of Berg donated the site of their old ancestral castle, Schloss Berg, to Cistercian monks from Burgundy. Adolf IV later built the Altenberg Abbey.

He had issue:

Preceded by
Adolf I of Berg
Count of Berg
10821093
Succeeded by
Adolf III

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