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Adolf VIII

Count of Holstein

b. 1401 CE – d. 1459 CE World The Great Crossroads

Adolf VIII of Holstein (German: Adolf von Schauenburg, Danish: Adolf 8. af Holsten) (1401 – 4 December 1459), Duke of Southern Jutland (Danish, Sønderjylland), i.e.

Slesvig, and Count of Holstein, is the mightiest vassal of the Danish realm.

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Moran, J. (2017). Adolf VIII. History Atlas. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/adolf-viii/

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