Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Adolf Friedrich IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in the robes of the Order of the Seraphim with its collar around his neck.

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

Ancestors

Adolf Friedrich IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz'
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
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Adolphus Frederick III
Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
17521794
Succeeded by
Charles II
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