Question: Who is Adolf Viii Of Berg's paternal grandfather?

Knowledge 1: 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 of Cologne after the death of Engelbert II of Falkenstein in 1274, but Siegfried II of Westerburg was chosen instead.In 1279 Adolf's uncle Waleran IV, Duke of Limburg died leaving one daughter, Ermengarde, wife of Reginald I, Count of Guelders.When she died in 1280 without issue, her husband claimed the Duchy of Limburg even though Adolf also had a claim to Limburg as Waleran's eldest nephew.Adolf tried unsuccessfully to assert his claim and in 1283 he sold his right to Duke John I of Brabant.The counter-claims of Duke John andReginald I ultimately led to the Battle of Worringen in 1288 in which Adolf supported the victorious Brabant.Archbishop Siegfried was captured and imprisoned by Adolf in Schloss Burg for 13 months.As a result of the victory, Adolf was also able to elevate Düsseldorf to the level of city.Through trickery, Archbishop Siegfried was able to capture Adolf in 1292 and held him in prison until he died on 28 September 1296.In 1249, Adolf was betrothed to Elisabeth of Guelders, daughter of Otto II, Count of Guelders and half-sister of Reginald I, his rival to the Duchy of Limburg.Elisabeth died 31 March 1315 and is buried with her husband in the Church of Solingen-Gräfrath.As Adolf and Elisabeth had no issue, Adolf's brother William I of Berg succeeded him as Count of Berg. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Adolf VII of Berg
Adolf VII of Berg (also referred to as Adolf IV, especially in the Netherlands and in Germany)(c. 1220 – 22 April 1259) was the eldest son of Henry IV, Duke of Limburg and Irmgard of Berg.In 1247, Adolf succeeded his father as Count of Berg while his brother Waleran succeeded as Duke of Limburg.Adolf stood with his brother-in-law, Conrad of Hochstaden, Archbishop of Cologne, in the anti-Hohenstaufen camp, supporting King William II of Holland and received significant Imperial fiefs, including Kaiserswerth, Remagen, Rath, Mettmann and the Duisberg district of the national forest.In 1234, Adolf participated in the Crusade against the Stedinger.In 1255, he laid the foundation of the gothic Cathedral at Altena along with his brother Waleran.He died on 22 April 1259 as a result of wounds received during a tournament at Neuss.
Knowledge 1: Adolf III of Berg
Adolf III of Berg( 1080 – 12 October 1152) was count of Berg from 1093 until 1132, and count of Hövel from 1090 until 1106, and Vogt of Werden.He was the son of Adolf II of Berg- Hövel, count of Berg, and Adelaide of Lauffen.He married Adelheid of Cleves( von Kleve), a daughter of Dietrich II count of Cleves( died 1118).They had issue: [SEP] Knowledge 2: Adolf IX of Berg
Adolf IX of Berg( also referred to as Adolf VI)( c. 1280 – 3 April 1348) was the eldest son of Henry of Berg, Lord of Windeck and Agnes of the Mark.In 1308, Adolf succeeded as Count of Berg upon the death of his uncle William I of Berg who had no children.Adolf was an important and loyal supporter of Ludwig IV of Bavaria, helping him since 1314 in the war of succession.As a result of Adolf's 1312 marriage to Agnes of Cleves, he received the Rhine customs of Duisberg as a dowry and these were confirmed as an imperial fief by Emperor Louis in 1314.He continued the constant feuds between the House of Berg and the Archbishops of Cologne.In 1327/ 28, he joined Louis on his trip to Rome where he was crowned as Emperor.Adolf received the privilege to mint silver which he did at Wipperfürth.In 1337 Adolf joined the English- German Alliance which caused the start of the Hundred Years' War.In 1312 Adolf was married to Agnes of Cleves( c. 1295 – aft. 1361), daughter of Dietrich VII, Count of Cleves and Margaret of Habsburg- Kiburg.He died on 3 April 1348 without children and was succeeded by his only surviving niece, Margaret of Ravensberg by right of her mother, and her husband Gerhard VI of Jülich as Count and Countess of Berg.Thus, the Counties of Berg and Ravensburg came in 1348 under the house of Jülich, and were in 1437 united with the County of Jülich.In 1511 all three passed into the house of Cleves.
Knowledge 1: 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 of Cologne after the death of Engelbert II of Falkenstein in 1274, but Siegfried II of Westerburg was chosen instead.In 1279 Adolf's uncle Waleran IV, Duke of Limburg died leaving one daughter, Ermengarde, wife of Reginald I, Count of Guelders.When she died in 1280 without issue, her husband claimed the Duchy of Limburg even though Adolf also had a claim to Limburg as Waleran's eldest nephew.Adolf tried unsuccessfully to assert his claim and in 1283 he sold his right to Duke John I of Brabant.The counter-claims of Duke John andReginald I ultimately led to the Battle of Worringen in 1288 in which Adolf supported the victorious Brabant.Archbishop Siegfried was captured and imprisoned by Adolf in Schloss Burg for 13 months.As a result of the victory, Adolf was also able to elevate Düsseldorf to the level of city.Through trickery, Archbishop Siegfried was able to capture Adolf in 1292 and held him in prison until he died on 28 September 1296.In 1249, Adolf was betrothed to Elisabeth of Guelders, daughter of Otto II, Count of Guelders and half-sister of Reginald I, his rival to the Duchy of Limburg.Elisabeth died 31 March 1315 and is buried with her husband in the Church of Solingen-Gräfrath.As Adolf and Elisabeth had no issue, Adolf's brother William I of Berg succeeded him as Count of Berg. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Adolf III of Berg
Adolf III of Berg( 1080 – 12 October 1152) was count of Berg from 1093 until 1132, and count of Hövel from 1090 until 1106, and Vogt of Werden.He was the son of Adolf II of Berg- Hövel, count of Berg, and Adelaide of Lauffen.He married Adelheid of Cleves( von Kleve), a daughter of Dietrich II count of Cleves( died 1118).They had issue:

Answer: Henry IV, Duke of Limburg