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Adolf VII of Berg (also referred to as Adolf IV, especially in the Netherlands and in Germany) (c. 1220 – 22 April 1259) was the eldest son of Henry IV, Duke of Limburg and Irmgard of Berg. In 1247, Adolf succeeded his father as Count of Berg while his brother Waleran succeeded as Duke of Limburg.
Adolf, Duke of Jülich-Berg (c. 1370 – 14 July 1437), was the first Duke of the combined duchies of Jülich and Berg. He was the son of William II of Berg and Anna of the Palatinate. In 1397, Adolf rebelled against his father along with his brother William, ravaged Düsseldorf and imprisoned his father. He was outlawed and was subsequently ...
Dec 23, 2021 · "Adolf, Duke of Jülich-Berg (c. 1370 – 14 July 1437), was the first Duke of the combined duchies of Jülich and Berg. He was the son of William VII of Jülich, 1st Duke of Berg and Anna of the Palatinate.
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Gustaf Adolf was born on 11 November 1882, at Stockholm Palace. At birth he was created Duke of Scania. A patrilineal member of the House of Bernadotte, Gustaf Adolf was also descended from the House of Vasa through maternal lines. Through his mother, he was a descendant of Gustav IV Adolf of the House of Holstein-Gottorp. Gustaf Adolf was the elde...
Gustaf Adolf became Crown Prince of Sweden on the death of his grandfather, King Oscar II, on 8 December 1907.
On 29 October 1950, Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf became king a few days before his 68th birthday, upon the death of his father, King Gustaf V. He was at the time the world's oldest heir apparent to a monarchy (this in turn was broken by his grandnephew Charles, Prince of Wales on 2 November 2016). On 30 October he took the regal assurance and was enth...
The King's reputation as a "professional amateur professor" was widely known; nationally and internationally, and among his relatives. Gustaf VI Adolf was a devoted archaeologist, and was admitted to the British Academy for his work in botany in 1958. Gustaf VI Adolf participated in archaeological expeditions in China, Greece, Korea and Italy, and ...
Gustaf Adolf married Princess Margaret of Connaught on 15 June 1905 in St. George's Chapel, at Windsor Castle. Princess Margaret was the daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of the United Kingdom. Gustaf Adolf and Margaret had five children: Crown Princess Margaret died suddenly ...
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Quasi-Official Orders 1. High Protector (and Honorary Knight) of the Order of St John in Sweden 2. The Medal Illis quorum meruere labores of the 18th size, 1939 3. Gustav V medal for the 300th Anniversary of the New Sweden Settlement, 1938 4. St. Eric's Medal[sv], 1938 5. Society for the Promotion of Ski Sport and Open Air Life Royal Jubilee Medal (Skid- och friluftsfrämjandets kungliga jubileumsmedalj), 1967 6. Swedish Association of Conscript Non-Commissioned Officers Medal of Merit in gold...
Foreign
Honorary degrees 1. Doctor of Philosophy, Lund University(1918) 2. Doctor of Laws, Yale University(15 June 1926) 3. Doctor of Laws, University of Chicago(25 June 1926) 4. Doctor of Laws, Princeton University(1926) 5. Doctor of Science, Clark University(1926) 6. Doctor of Laws, Cambridge University(4 June 1929) 7. Doctor of Laws, University of Dorpat(1932) 8. Doctor of Philosophy, Chernivtsi University(1937) 9. Doctor of Laws, Lafayette College(6 July 1938) 10. Legum Doctor, Harvard University...
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1. 1902: Underlöjtnant 2. 1903: Lieutenant 3. 1909: Captain 4. 1913: Major 5. 1916: Lieutenant colonel 6. 1918: Colonel 7. 1928: Lieutenant general 8. 1932: General
Media related to Gustaf VI Adolf of Swedenat Wikimedia CommonsNewspaper clippings about Gustaf VI Adolf in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBWPortraits of Gustav VI Adolf, King of Sweden at the National Portrait Gallery, London- 29 October 1950 – 15 September 1973
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When Adolf VII. von Jülich-Berg was born in 1372, in Jülich, Rhineland, Prussia, his father, Wilhelm II. von Berg, was 25 and his mother, Anna von der Pfalz, was 26. He married Elisabeth von Bayern on 14 February 1430. He died on 14 July 1437, in his hometown, at the age of 65.
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Adolf's son, Friedrich II, took over the duchy but died next year, and the next brother in the line, Philip, died 1590, and the third brother, Johan Adolf, became duke in 1590. The king in Denmark got from Hans the Elder Haderslev, Tönning and Rendsburg.
Adolf VII of Berg (also referred to as Adolf IV, especially in the Netherlands and in Germany) (c. 1220 – 22 April 1259) was the eldest son of Henry IV, Duke of Limburg and Irmgard of Berg.[1] In 1247, Adolf succeeded his father as Count of Berg while his brother Waleran succeeded as Duke of Limburg.
