Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Adolphus Frederick IV (German: Adolf Friedrich IV; 5 May 1738 – 2 June 1794) was Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1752 to his death in 1794.
Biography
He was born in Mirow to Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg and his wife Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen. His father was the second son of Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg.
He was the heir presumptive of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from the death of his father on 5 June 1752 until he succeeded his uncle Duke Adolphus Frederick III on 11 December 1752. In the early years after 1753, his mother Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen served as regent, as her son was only 14 years old. They were additionally under the protection of King George II of Great Britain.
In 1753, he studied at the University of Greifswald.
In 1761, his sister Charlotte married King George III of Great Britain.
In 1764, he was installed as a member of the Order of the Garter.
Adolphus Frederick never married. Following his death at Neustrelitz in 1794, he was succeeded by his brother Charles.
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Adolphus Frederick IV |
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| | | | | | | | | 16. John VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | | | | | | | 8. Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | | | | | | | | | | 17. Princess Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp | | | | | | | 4. Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. Julius Ernst, Duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg | | | | | | | 9. Duchess Marie Katharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg | | | | | | | | | | 19. Countess Maria of East Frisia | | | | | | | 2. Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. Anton Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | | | | | | | 10. Christian William I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | | | | | | | | | | 21. Countess Palatine Marie Magdalene of Birkenfeld | | | | | | | 5. Princess Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | | | | | | | | | | | | 22. Albert Frederick, Count of Barby-Mühlingen | | | | | | | 11. Countess Antonie Sibylle of Barby-Mühlingen | | | | | | | | | | 23. Countess Sophie Ursula of Oldenburg | | | | | | | 1. Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha | | | | | | | 12. Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen | | | | | | | | | | 25. Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg | | | | | | | 6. Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck | | | | | | | 13. Countess Sophie of Waldeck | | | | | | | | | | 27. Countess Elisabeth Charlotte of Nassau-Siegen | | | | | | | 3. Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28. George Albert I, Count of Erbach-Schönberg | | | | | | | 14. George Louis I, Count of Erbach-Erbach | | | | | | | | | | 29. Countess Elisabeth Dorothea of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst | | | | | | | 7. Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach | | | | | | | | | | | | 30. Philip Dietrich, Count of Waldeck | | | | | | | 15. Countess Amalia Katharina of Waldeck-Eisenberg | | | | | | | | | | 31. Countess Maria Magdalena of Nassau-Siegen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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References
External links
Media related to Adolf Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz at Wikimedia Commons