Adolf III of Holstein
Member of the House of Schaumburg
Adolf III, Count of Schauenburg and Holstein was the ruler of the Counties of Schauenburg and Holstein. He is particularly remembered for his establishment of a new settlement for traders on the banks of the Alster near the Neue Burg in Hamburg. Wikipedia
Born: 1160, Germany
Died: January 3, 1225 (age 65 years), Germany
Grandparent: Adolf I of Holstein
Parents: Adolf II of Holstein
Grandchildren: Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe, John I, Count of Holstein-Kiel, Matilda of Holstein, and more
Great grandchildren: Henry I, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg, Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön, Adolph VI, Count of Holstein-Schauenburg, and more
Children: Adolf IV of Holstein, Bruno von Schauenburg, and Margarete von Schauenberg