Name Adolphus IV, | ||
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Died June 2, 1794, Neustrelitz, Germany Parents Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg Siblings Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Grandparents Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen Nieces Charlotte - Princess Royal, Princess Elizabeth of the Uni, Princess Amelia of the Unite, Princess Augusta Sophia of, Princess Mary - Duchess Similar People Duke Charles Louis Fre, Princess Elisabeth Albertine, Charlotte of Mecklenburg‑Strelitz, Prince Adolphus - Duke of C, Charlotte - Princess Royal | ||
Adolphus Frederick IV (5 May 1738 – 2 June 1794) was a Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
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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.