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.[1]
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.[1] 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.[citation needed]
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.[1]
Ancestry
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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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