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Adolf II (c. 1128 –
6 July 1164) was the
Count of Schauenburg and
Holstein from 1130 until his death, though he was briefly out of Holstein from 1137 until 1142. He succeeded his father,
Adolf I under the regency of his mother, Hildewa.
After the death of the
Emperor Lothair II (1137), the new king,
Conrad III, granted the
Duchy of Saxony to
Albert the Bear. Adolf was consequently deprived of Holstein because he was a
Welf supporter and refused to recognise Albert as duke. He only received it back in 1142 when Conrad and
Henry the Lion reconciled.
In 1143, Henry and Adolf divided the rule of the conquered
Slavic lands to their east. Adolf received
Wagria with its chief city, the castle of
Sigberg, built by Lothair, and Henry received
Polabia with
Ratzeburg as its capital. Sigberg became Adolf's chief fortress and most regular seat. Adolf promoted Christianity in his new lands, especially through the missionary work of
Vicelinus. Adolf, encouraged by Lothair, promoted German colonisation of his Slavic territories, especially with colonists from not only his own lands but also from
Westphalia,
Flanders,
Holland,
Utrecht, and
Frisia.
In 1143 or 1144, Adolf built
Lübeck, the first German port on the
Baltic Sea. Adolf also built the first castle (1143) in Lübeck: a
wood and earth construction. In 1157, Lübeck was burned and rebuilt by Henry the Lion, to whom Adolf transferred it in 1159.
Adolf supported
Sweyn III of Denmark against the claimant
Canute V in a dispute over the
Danish throne. Canute, with the help of
Etheler von Dithmarschen, attacked Holstein and burned
Oldenburg, devastating the German north coast.
In 1159, Adolf accompanied the
Emperor Frederick I into Italy and in 1164 he aided Henry the Lion against the
Obotrites, dying in the
Battle of Verchen. He was buried in
Minden. He was succeeded by his son,
Adolf III, under the regency of his widow, Mechtild of Schwarzburg.
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