Background
Adolph was the second son of Count Adolph II of the Marck and Margaret of Cleves.
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Adolph was the second son of Count Adolph II of the Marck and Margaret of Cleves.
On 16 November 1357 Pope Innocent VI appointed him the Bishop of Münster. On 13 June 1363 he was appointed the Archbishop of Cologne against the favourite John of Virneburg, but by the end of the year had resigned from the position to focus on the County of Cleves, despite the fact that his short tenure was scandalous and ridden with controversy. Adolph (1373–1448), his successor in Cleves and later also in Marck.
Dietrich (1374–1398), his successor in Marck.
Gerhard († 1461), de facto Count of the Marck, but not allowed to use the title. Margaret (1375–1411), married in 1394 Albert I, Duke of Bavaria († 1404)
Elisabeth (1378–1439), married Reinold of Valkenburg († 1396) and Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria
Engelberta († 1458), married Friedrich IV of Moers
Cleves and Marck were reunited again 4 years later, when Dietrich died and was succeeded by Adolph IV.