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Adolf VIII of Berg
Adolf VIII of Berg (also referred to as Adolf V) (c. 1240 – 28 September 1296) was the eldest son of Count Adolf VII of Berg and Margaret of Hochstaden.
In 1259, Adolf succeeded his father as Count of Berg. King Rudolph I of Germany allowed Adolf to move his mint to Wipperfürth in 1275. In 1276 Adolf granted city rights to Ratingen and in 1282 to Wipperfürth. Adolf tried in vain to have his brother Conrad, Provost of Cologne, installed as Archbishop
Berg
- 1189–1218 Adolf VI, Count of Berg
- 1218–1225 Engelbert II of Berg, Archbishop of Cologne, Regent of Berg
- 1218–1248 Irmgard, heiress of Berg, marries in 1217 Henry IV, Duke of Limburg
Rulers of Berg House of Limburg.
- 1218–1247 Henry IV Duke of Limburg, Count of Berg
- 1247–1259 Adolf VII Count of Limburg, Count of Berg
- 1259–1296 Adolf VIII
- 1296–1308 William I
- 1308–1348 Adolf IX
Rulers of Berg House of Jülich(-Heimbach), Counts.