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2 unusual facts about Adolphus Frederick IV


Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

In 1764 Adolphus Frederick was installed as a member of the Order of the Garter.

He was born in Mirow to Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg and his wife Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen.


Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

On 11 December 1752 his uncle Adolphus Frederick III died and as a result the older brother of Charles succeeded him becoming Adolphus Frederick IV.

Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Nevertheless, its princesses achieved prominent marriages: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, sister of Duke Adolphus Frederick IV, married King George III in 1761, thus becoming queen consort of Great Britain.


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