Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Adolphus Frederick IV (5 May 1738 – 2 June 1794) was a Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
Biography
He was born in Mirow to Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg and his wife Princess Elizabeth 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.[1] In 1753 he studied at the University of Greifswald. In 1764 Adolphus Frederick was installed as a member of the Order of the Garter.
In the first years after 1753, his mother Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen was governing for the only 14-year-old son under the protection of King George II of Great Britain. He never married. Following his death at Neustrelitz in 1794 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 |
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 | |||
| Paternal grandmother: Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
Paternal great-grandfather: Christian William I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | ||
| Paternal great-grandmother: Antoine Sybille of Barby-Muhlingen | |||
| Mother: Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
Maternal grandfather: Ernest Frederick I of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
Maternal great-grandfather: Ernest III of Saxe-Hildburghausen | |
| Maternal great-grandmother: Sophie of Waldeck | |||
| Maternal grandmother: Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach |
Maternal great-grandfather: George Louis I, Count of Erbach-Erbach | ||
| Maternal great-grandmother: Amelie Catherine of Waldeck-Eisenberg |
References
| Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Cadet branch of the House of Mecklenburg Born: 5 May 1738 Died: 2 June 1794 | ||
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| Preceded by Adolphus Frederick III |
Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1752–1794 |
Succeeded by Charles II |
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