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Adolf Frederick I (15 December 1588 - 27 February 1658) was the reigning Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany from 1348 on, when Albert II of Mecklenburg and his younger brother John were raised to Dukes of Mecklenburg by King Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor....
 from his father's death in 1592 until 1628.

Early life
He was a son of Johann VII of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Johann V-VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Johann VII Johann was the son of Johann Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg-G?strow and Schwerin and his wife Duchess Anna Sophie of Prussia . He was eighteen years old when his father died, and so a regency was appointed that ruled in his name for the next nine years....
 (7 March 1558 - 22 March 1592) and Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1 June 1569 - 14 November 1634), daughter of Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp was the first Duke of Holstein-Gottorp from the line of Holstein-Gottorp of the House of Oldenburg.He was the third son of King Frederick I of Denmark and his second wife Sophie of Pomerania....
 (1526-1586) and his wife Christine of Hesse
Christine of Hesse

Christine of Hesse-Kassel was duchess of Holstein-Gottorp as a wife of Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp.Christine was born in Kassel as a daughter of Landgrave Philip I of Hesse and his wife Christine of Saxony....
 (1543-1604).

At first Adolf Frederick and his brother Johann Albrecht II reigned under the guardianship of Duke Ulrich III of Mecklenburg-Güstrow and Karl I of Mecklenburg (his father’s uncles).






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Adolf Frederick I (15 December 1588 - 27 February 1658) was the reigning Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany from 1348 on, when Albert II of Mecklenburg and his younger brother John were raised to Dukes of Mecklenburg by King Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor....
 from his father's death in 1592 until 1628.

Early life


He was a son of Johann VII of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Johann V-VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Johann VII Johann was the son of Johann Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg-G?strow and Schwerin and his wife Duchess Anna Sophie of Prussia . He was eighteen years old when his father died, and so a regency was appointed that ruled in his name for the next nine years....
 (7 March 1558 - 22 March 1592) and Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1 June 1569 - 14 November 1634), daughter of Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp was the first Duke of Holstein-Gottorp from the line of Holstein-Gottorp of the House of Oldenburg.He was the third son of King Frederick I of Denmark and his second wife Sophie of Pomerania....
 (1526-1586) and his wife Christine of Hesse
Christine of Hesse

Christine of Hesse-Kassel was duchess of Holstein-Gottorp as a wife of Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp.Christine was born in Kassel as a daughter of Landgrave Philip I of Hesse and his wife Christine of Saxony....
 (1543-1604).

At first Adolf Frederick and his brother Johann Albrecht II reigned under the guardianship of Duke Ulrich III of Mecklenburg-Güstrow and Karl I of Mecklenburg (his father’s uncles). The two brothers took over governance of Mecklenburg-Schwerin beginning on 16 April 1608, and after the death of Karl I on 22 July 1610 they also governed in Mecklenburg-Güstrow.

Division of Mecklenburg and Thirty Years' War


In 1621 the duchy of Mecklenburg was formally divided between the two brothers, with Adolf Frederick ruling in Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Johann Albrecht ruling in Mecklenburg-Güstrow. During the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War

The Thirty Years' War was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. The war was fought primarily in Germany and at various points involved most of the countries of Europe....
, Albrecht von Wallenstein
Albrecht von Wallenstein

,a Bohemian soldier and politician, gave his services during the Danish period of the Thirty Years' War to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor....
 ousted the dukes and ruled from 1627 until 1631 because they had secretly sided with Christian IV of Denmark
Christian IV of Denmark

Christian IV was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1588 until his death. He is sometimes referred to as Christian Firtal in Denmark and Christian Kvart or Quart in Norway....
. The dukes were restored by the Swedes.

Marriage and children


Adolf Friedrich I had 19 children in total.

He was married for the first time on 4 September 1622 to Anna Maria
Anna Maria of Ostfriesland

Anna Maria of Ostfriesland was a Germany noblewoman.She was a daughter of Count Enno III of Ostfriesland of Ostfriesland and Anna of Holstein-Gottorp....
 (23 June 1601 - 5 February 1634), daughter of Count Enno III
Enno III, Count of Ostfriesland

Enno III of Ostfriesland or Enno III of East Frisia was a Count of Ostfriesland from 1599 to 1625 from the Cirksena family. He was the elder son of Count Edzard II of Ostfriesland and his wife Katarina Vasa, eldest daughter of King Gustav I of Sweden....
 of East Frisia
East Frisia

East Frisia or Eastern Friesland is a coastal region in the northwest of the Germany States of Germany of Lower Saxony.It connects Friesland with the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, all of which belong to the historic and geographic Frisia....
 (30 September 1563 - 19 August 1625) and Anna
Anna of Holstein-Gottorp

Anna of Holstein-Gottorp was a Germany noblewoman.She was a daughter of Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp and Langravine Christine of Hesse .On 28 January 1598 she married Count Enno III of Ostfriesland of Ostfriesland....
 of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (27 February 1575 - 24 April 1615) and they had the following children:

  • Christian Ludwig I (11 December 1623 - 21 June 1692), Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
  • Sophie Agnes (11 January 1625 - 26 December 1694)
  • Karl (8 March 1626 - 20 August 1670), Duke of Mecklenburg-Mirow
  • Anna Maria Dorothea
    Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

    Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a Germany noblewoman.She was a daughter of Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and his wife Anna Maria of Ostfriesland....
     (1 July 1627 - 11 December 1669), married in 1647 to Duke August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (1614-1680)
  • Johann Georg (5 May 1629 - 9 July 1675)
  • Hedwig (11 August 1630 - 17 May 1631)
  • Gustav Rudolf (26 February 1632 - 14 May 1670)
  • Juliane (8 November 1633 - 3 February 1634)


Adolf Frederick married for the second time in 1635 to Marie Katharina (10 June 1616 - 1 July 1665), daughter of Duke Julius Ernest, Duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg (11 March 1571 - 26 October 1636) and Maria of East Frisia (1 May 1582 - 9 July 1616) and they had the following children:

  • Juliane Sibylla (16 February 1636 - 2 October 1701)
  • Friedrich I
    Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow

    Frederick , Duke of Duke of Mecklenburg [-Grabow] ...
     (13 February 1638 - 28 April 1688), Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow
  • Christina (8 August 1639 - 30 June 1693)
  • Bernhard Sigismund (21 January 1641 - 15 November 1641)
  • Augusta (24 September 1643 - 5 May 1644)
  • Maria Elisabeth (24 March 1646 - 27 April 1713)
  • Anna Sophia (24 November 1647 - 13 August 1723), married in 1677 to Duke Julius Sigismund of Wuerttemberg-Juliusburg (1653-1684)
  • Adolf Ernest (22 November 1650 - 13 January 1651)
  • Philipp Ludwig (30 May 1652 - 20 October 1655)
  • Heinrich Wilhelm (6 June 1653 - 2 December 1653)
  • Adolf Frederick II
    Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

    Adolf Friedrich II was the first Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz [-Strelitz] reigning from 1701 to his death. His state was part of the Holy Roman Empire....
     (19 October 1658 - 12 May 1708), Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz


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