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Adolf of Nassau

He was elected King of the Romans as an alternative to candidates from more powerful houses. The electors eventually deposed him, and he died fighting Albert of Habsburg.

1255 – 1298KingNassau · ES

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1255 Disputed

Death: 2 July 1298 Documented

Role: King

Dynasty: Nassau · ES

Territories: Germany (ES) · Nassau (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns

King of the Romans · Germany · Reign Pending review1292–1298Effective rule

Count · Nassau · County Documented1276–1298Branch rule

Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents

Walram II of Nassau · ESPending reviewAdelaide of Katzenelnbogen · ESPending review

Partners

Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg · ESPending review

Children

Matilda of Nassau · ES

Crowns and unions

Their titles over time

Follow the changing territories and offices of Adolf of Nassau. Each title retains its own status.

Period

Governments in 1292

Holy Roman Empire (Germany)King of the Romans
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- Germany · ESKing of the Romans · Effective rule1292–1298
NassauCount
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- Nassau · ESCount · Branch rule · Walramian branch1276–1298

Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

7 recorded claims · 4 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)

BirthDisputed
1255
MedLands estimates 1255 and Britannica gives around 1250; neither source establishes the year through a document.Recorded alternatives: c. 1250 (Britannica; GND 1250)
Foundation for Medieval Genealogy · MedLands · Nassau · Entry «ADOLF von Nassau ([1255]-killed in battle near Göllheim 2 Jul 1298)»Encyclopaedia Britannica · Adolf (German king) · Heading: «born c. 1250»Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Vital data: birth date (1250)
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
DeathDocumented
2 July 1298
The authority record gives the death as 1298-07-02.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Adolf, Heiliges Römisches Reich, König · Vital data: death date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)

FatherPending review
Walram II of Nassau
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
MotherPending review
Adelaide of Katzenelnbogen
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
Marriage or partnershipPending review
Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Governments (1/2 with a precise source)

GovernmentPending review
King of the Romans · Germany · 1292–1298
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
GovernmentDocumented
Count · Nassau · 1276–1298
Documented tenure; the regional extent is checked separately.
Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv · Nassau walramiano · Walramian house and Adolf's succession; subsequent separation of Weilburg/Idstein.
Reviewed on 2026-10-08 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Biographical and contextual references (2)

Editorial history

2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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