Adolph IX, Count of Holstein-Kiel, also known as ''Adolph VII'',The numbering varies between authors: some authors call him Adolph VII, because there were six earlier Adolphs among his male-line ancestors in the

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, others call him Adolph IX, because there were two more earlier Adolphs in other lines. ( – 26 January 1390) was count of

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and Holstein-Plön from 1359 until his death.

Life

His parents were John III "the Mild" ( – 27 September 1359) and Catherine (died 1327), the daughter of Duke Henry III of Glogów and the widow of Margrave

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of Brandenburg (1302–1317). In December 1362, Adolph IX married Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1343–1415), the daughter of Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg. Adolph's reign was mostly peaceful. In 1375, Prince-Archbishop Albert II of Bremen mortgaged the Haseldorf Marsh to him. The prince-archbishop of Bremen later failed to redeem the mortgage, and the Haseldorf Marsh has been part of Holstein ever since. Adolph IX died without an heir on 26 January 1390. After his death, Count

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of Holstein-Rendsburg and his nephews occupied

and Holstein-Plön. The Counts of the Holstein-Pinneberg branch of the

objected and demanded a share of the inheritance. The dispute was settled amicably, with the counts in

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receiving monetary compensation, plus the district of Nienland (consisting of Neuland and the Lordship of Herzhorn) and some land along the

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. The Counts of Holstein-Rendsburg and Holstein-Pinneburg also concluded a treaty of mutual inheritance: if one line were to die out, the other would inherit all their possessions and hereditary

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Counts of Holstein House of Schauenburg 1320s births 1390 deaths Year of birth uncertain {{Germany-count-stub