Adolf Friedrich IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a duchy and later grand duchy in northern Germany, consisting of the eastern fifth of the historic Mecklenburg region, roughly corresponding with the present-day Mecklenburg-Strelitz district , and the western exclave of the former Bishopric of Ratzeburg in modern...
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Biography
He was born in MirowMirow
Mirow is a city in the district of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte in southern Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.-Geography:Mirow lies in the middle of the Mecklenburg Lake District on the southern shore of Lake Mirow, which is connected to the Müritz and the Havel by a system of lakes, rivers,...
to Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg (1708-1752) and his wife Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen was a Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She served as regent for her son after the death of her spouse.- Biography :...
. His father was the second son of Duke Adolphus Frederick II.
He was the heir presumptive
Heir Presumptive
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of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from the death of his father on the 5 June 1752, until he succeeded his uncle Duke Adolphus Frederick III on the 11 December 1752. In 1753 he studied at the University of Greifswald. In 1764 Adolphus Frederick was installed as a member of the Order of the Garter
Order of the Garter
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In the first years after 1753, his mother Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen was a Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She served as regent for her son after the death of her spouse.- Biography :...
was governing for the only 14 year old son under the protection of King Georg II. of Great Britain and Hannover. He never married and following his death at Neustrelitz
Neustrelitz
Neustrelitz is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the shore of the Zierker See in the Mecklenburg Lake District. From 1738 until 1918 it was the capital of the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz...
he was succeeded by his brother Charles.
Titles and styles
- 5 May 1738 – 5 June 1752: His Serene Highness Duke Adolphus Frederic of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mirow
- 5 June 1752 – 2 June 1794: His Ducal Serene Highness The Duke of Mecklenburg
Ancestors
| Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Father: Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg Charles Louis Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Mirow Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mirow was a member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and the father of Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom.-Life:... |
Paternal grandfather: Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg |
Paternal great-grandfather: Adolphus Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg |
| Paternal great-grandmother: Maria Katharina of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
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| Paternal grandmother: Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
Paternal great-grandfather: Christian Wilhelm I of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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| Paternal great-grandmother: Antoine Sybille of Barby-Muhlingen |
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| Mother: Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen was a Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She served as regent for her son after the death of her spouse.- Biography :... |
Maternal grandfather: Ernest Frederick I of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
Maternal great-grandfather: Ernest III of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
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| Maternal great-grandmother: Sofie of Waldeck |
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| Maternal grandmother: Sofie Albertine of Erbach-Erbach |
Maternal great-grandfather: Georg Ludwig I of Erbach-Erbach |
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| Maternal great-grandmother: Amelie Katherine of Waldeck-Eisenberg |