Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
| Adolphus Frederick II | |
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| Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |
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| Reign | 1701 - 12 May 1708 |
| Predecessor | Friedrich Wilhelm |
| Successor | Adolf Friedrich III |
| Born |
October 19, 1658 Grabow |
| Died | May 12, 1708 (aged 49) |
| Spouse | Maria of Mecklenburg-Güstrow Johanna of Saxe-Gotha Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
| House | Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| Father | Adolf Frederick I |
| Mother | Maria Katharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
Adolphus Frederick II (19 October 1658 – 12 May 1708), Duke of Mecklenburg, was the first Duke of the Mecklenburg-Strelitz, reigning from 1701 until his death. Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a part of the Holy Roman Empire.
He was born in Grabow as the posthumous son of Duke Adolf Frederick I of Mecklenburg and his second wife, Maria Katharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg (1616–1665).
In 1695, the Mecklenburg-Güstrow branch of the House of Mecklenburg became extinct and Adolphus Frederick's nephew, Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, laid claim to the inheritance, a move which Adolphus Frederick opposed.
The dispute was settled in 1701, when Adolphus Frederick reached an agreement with his nephew, Duke Friedrich Wilhelm, to take as his inheritance the Principality of Ratzeburg and the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
Following his death, Adolphus Frederick was succeeded as Duke by his son, Adolphus Frederick III.
In 1684 Adolphus Frederick II married firstly to Princess Maria of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (19 July 1659 - 16 January 1701). They had five children:
On 20 June 1702, Adolphus Frederick II married secondly to Princess Johanna of Saxe-Gotha (1 October 1680 – 9 July 1704), a daughter of Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and Magdalena Sybille of Saxe-Weissenfels. There were no children from this marriage.
On 10 June 1705 at Neustrelitz, Adolphus Frederick II married thirdly to Princess Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (13 March 1681 - 1 November 1751), a daughter of Christian William I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and Countess Antonie Sybille of Barby-Mühlingen (1641–1684). They had two children:
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