Adolf Friedrich VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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Adolf Friedrich VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (17 June 1882-23 February 1918) was a Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

He was born in Neustrelitz the third child and eldest son of Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt (1857-1933). He attended a gymnasium school in Dresden, and later studied jurisprudence in Munich along with serving a in the Army.

He succeeded his father as Grand Duke on his death on the 11 June 1914, a few months before the outbreak of the first world war. On the 23 February 1918 at Neustrelitz Adolf Friedrich committed suicide which left Mecklenburg-Strelitz facing a succession crisis, as the only surviving member of the Strelitz line Duke Charles Michael of Mecklenburg (1863-1934) was serving in Russia and had renounced his rights to Mecklenburg-Strelitz in 1914. There was also a morganatic male-line relative in Duke Charles Michael's nephew George, Count of Carlow (1899-1962), but as there was no dynastic male heirs, Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin became regent and remained such until the end of the German monarchies. In his will Adolf Friedrich left his whole fortune which had been amassed by his grandfather, estimated at 30 million Marks to Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin's second son Duke Christian Ludwig (1912-96). He did this on the condition that he become Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and take up residence in Neustrelitz; otherwise the inheritance would be reduced to 3 million Marks.

House of Mecklenburg Born: 17 June 1882 Died: 23 February 1918
Preceded by Adolf Friedrich V	Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1914–1918	Succeeded by Friedrich Franz IV as Regent