Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (19 October, 1658 - 12 May, 1708) was reigning Duke from 1658 to his death. His state was part of the Holy Roman Empire.

Royal ancestry

Adolf Friedrich was a fourth-generation descedant of Gustav Vasa, King of Sweden and his second Queen consort Margareta Leijonhufvud through their second child and first daughter Katharina of Sweden (1539 - 1610). Katharina was consort to Edzard II, Count of East Frisia (1532 - 1599). East Frisia played a prominent role at the spreading of Protestant Reformation in the Holy Roman Empireof the 16th century and was thus a natural ally for Protestant Sweden.

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Gustav Vasa - King of Sweden - Queen consort - Margareta Leijonhufvud - Katharina of Sweden - 1539 - 1610 - East Frisia - 1532 - 1599 - Protestant Reformation - Holy Roman Empire - 16th century - Sweden

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Their daughter Maria, Princess of East Frisia (1582 - 1616) became consort to Julius-Ernst, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1571 - 1636). They were the maternal grandparents of Adolf Friedrich II.

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1582 - 1616 - Braunschweig - Wolfenbüttel - 1571 - 1636

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