Adolf IV, Count of Berg


Adolf IV of Berg count of Berg from 1132 until 1160 and of Altena, son of Adolf III of Berg count of Berg and Hövel. He married Adelheid von Arnsberg, a daughter of Heinrich count von Rietberg; then Irmgard von Schwarzenberg, a daughter of Engelbert von Schwarzenberg.
He built the Schloss Altena, and built Altenberg Abbey where he enters in 1160.
He has issue from his first marriage:
and from his second marriage:
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Nota

Adolf IV, Count of Berg is named Adolf II, Count of Berg in the Netherlands and in Germany.

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