Background
Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy and his wife, Isabel of Portugal, decided to arrange the marriage of their nephew Adolph who became engaged to infanta Beatrice of Coimbra, daughter of Pedro, Duke of Coimbra.
Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy and his wife, Isabel of Portugal, decided to arrange the marriage of their nephew Adolph who became engaged to infanta Beatrice of Coimbra, daughter of Pedro, Duke of Coimbra.
Adolph participated in all the battles that involved the Dukes of Burgundy. He was knighted after the Battle of Gavere, which ended the Revolt of Ghent (1449–1453). In 1467, he played an important role in the Battle of Brustem during the Liège Wars.
In 1475, he was stadtholder-general of the Low Countries during the absence of Charles the Bold who was fighting the Burgundian Wars, a position confirmed by Mary of Burgundy after Charles" death in the Battle of Nancy in 1477.