Adolf II of Waldeck (c. 1250 – 13 December 1302) was

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of Waldeck from 1270 to 1276 and

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from 1301 to 1302.

Life

Adolf was a son of Count Henry III and of Mechthild of Cuyk-Arnsberg. In 1270 he succeeded his grandfather Adolf I of Waldeck as Count of Waldeck. He arranged a treaty with his brothers

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and

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, which stipulated that one brother would marry Sophia of Hesse (a daughter of Landgrave

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of Hesse), and that the other brother would follow suit and also marry. The brother to marry Sophia eventually turned out to be Otto. In 1276 Adolf fell from Otto's favour and became a priest, at first a

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(') of

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, and later a provost (') in the cathedrals of

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and

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. His other brother Gottfried also entered the church, becoming a

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(') in

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and in 1304

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. On the death of William II, Adolf was initially his intended successor as

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but, under pressure from count John II of Holland, Adolf found his claims overridden in favour of appointing John's brother

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. Through

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he was granted the bishopric of Liège instead, but he died shortly afterwards. {{DEFAULTSORT:Adolf 02 of Waldeck 1250 births 1302 deaths Place of birth unknown Place of death unknown 14th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Holy Roman Empire Prince-bishops of Liège House of Waldeck Counts of Waldeck