Adolph de la Marck 1334-1394

In 1332 [his father] Adolph II Count de la Marck and [his mother] Margaret Cleves Countess de la Marck were married. She by marriage Countess de la Marck. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Dietrich Cleves VIII Count Cleves [aged 41] and [his grandmother] Margaret Guelders Countess Cleves.

Around 1334 Adolph de la Marck was born to Adolph II Count de la Marck and Margaret Cleves Countess de la Marck.

In 1341 [his mother] Margaret Cleves Countess de la Marck died.

On 20th October 1347 [his father] Adolph II Count de la Marck died. His son [his brother] Engelbert [aged 14] succeeded III Count de la Marck.

In 1354 [his brother] Engelbert de la Marck III Count de la Marck [aged 20] and [his sister-in-law] Richardis Jülich Countess Mark were married. She by marriage Countess de la Marck. She the daughter of William Jülich I Duke Jülich [aged 55] and Joanna Hainaut Duchess Guelders [aged 39]. He the son of [his father] Adolph II Count de la Marck and [his mother] Margaret Cleves Countess de la Marck. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.

On 16th November 1357 Adolph de la Marck [aged 23] was appointed Bishop Münster.

On 13th June 1363 Adolph de la Marck [aged 29] was appointed Archbishop Cologne.

In 1368 Adolph de la Marck [aged 34] succeeded I Count Cleves.

In 1369 Adolph de la Marck [aged 35] and Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Cleves. He the son of Adolph II Count de la Marck and Margaret Cleves Countess de la Marck. They were fourth cousins.

On 2nd August 1373 [his son] Adolph de la Marck I Duke Cleves was born to Adolph de la Marck [aged 39] and [his wife] Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark [aged 23]. He married 1. before March 1400 Agnes Wittelsbach 2. before 23rd February 1416 his half third cousin twice removed Marie Valois Duchess Cleves, daughter of John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy and Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy, and had issue.

In 1374 [his son] Dietrich de la Marck was born to Adolph de la Marck [aged 40] and [his wife] Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark [aged 24].

In 1375 [his daughter] Margaret de la Marck Duchess Bavaria was born to Adolph de la Marck [aged 41] and [his wife] Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark [aged 25]. She married 1394 her half fourth cousin once removed Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria, son of Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret Hainaut Holy Roman Empress.

In 1378 [his daughter] Elisabeth de la Marck Duchess Bavaria was born to Adolph de la Marck [aged 44] and [his wife] Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark [aged 28]. She married 16th January 1401 Stephen "Magnificient Fop" Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria, son of Stephen Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria and Elisabeth Barcelona Duchess Bavaria.

In 1381 [his brother] Engelbert de la Marck III Count de la Marck [aged 47] and [his sister-in-law] Elisabeth Sponheim Countess Mark were married. She by marriage Countess de la Marck. He the son of [his father] Adolph II Count de la Marck and [his mother] Margaret Cleves Countess de la Marck.

In 1389 [his brother] Dietrich de la Marck Bishop of Liège was appointed Bishop of Liège.

On 22nd December 1391 Engelbert de la Marck III Count de la Marck [aged 58] died. His brother Adolph [aged 57] succeeded III Count de la Marck. Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark [aged 41] by marriage Countess de la Marck.

In 1394 [his son-in-law] Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 57] and Margaret de la Marck Duchess Bavaria [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Duchess Lower Bavaria. The difference in their ages was 38 years. She the daughter of Adolph de la Marck [aged 60] and Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark [aged 44]. He the son of Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret Hainaut Holy Roman Empress. They were half fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 7th September 1394 Adolph de la Marck [aged 60] died.

On 10th October 1425 [his former wife] Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark [aged 75] died.

[his daughter] Engelberta de la Marck was born to Adolph de la Marck and Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark.

[his son] Gerhard de la Marck was born to Adolph de la Marck and Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark.