Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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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. 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

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 House 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 1752–1794	Succeeded by Charles II