Adolf I of Holstein

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Adolf I of Holstein
Died(1130-11-13)13 November 1130
Buried
House of Schauenburg
Spouse(s)Hildewa
IssueAdolf II of Holstein

Adolf I (died 13 November 1130) was the first

Count of Holstein from 1111. He made an important contribution to the colonisation and Germanisation of the lands north of the Elbe
.

He was appointed to hold as fiefs Holstein and

Second Battle of Chlumec
in 1126.

Sources

  • "Adolf I. (Graf von Holstein)." Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie by the Historischen Kommission of the Bayrischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Volume 1, from page 105, Digitale Volltext-Ausgabe in Wikisource (Retrieved 10 July 2007, 18:09 UTC).
Adolphus of Schauenburg
 Died: 13 November 1130, buried in Minden
Regnal titles
Preceded by Count of Holstein
1111–1130
Succeeded by
New title
Count of Schauenburg

1106–1130