Adolphus Frederick IV
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox royalty Adolphus Frederick IV (Template:Langx; 5 May 1738 – 2 June 1794) was Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1752 to his death in 1794.
Biography
He was born in Mirow to Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg and his wife Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen. His father was the second son of Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg.[1]
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 the early years after 1753, his mother Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen served as regent, as her son was only 14 years old. They were additionally under the protection of King George II of Great Britain.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In 1753, he studied at the University of Greifswald.
In 1761, his sister Charlotte married King George III of Great Britain.
In 1764, he was installed as a member of the Order of the Garter.
Adolphus Frederick never married. Following his death at Neustrelitz in 1794, he was succeeded by his brother Charles.[1]
Ancestry
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