Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg

Prince Adolph John, Duke of Stegeborg och Count Palatine of Kleeburg

Adolph John I (German: Adolf Johann I., Swedish: Adolf Johan) (21 October 1629 – 24 October 1689) was Count Palatine of Kleeburg from 1654 until 1689 and was considered Prince of Sweden^[1] until 1660.

Life

Adolph John was born in Stegeborg Castle, Sweden (now in Söderköping Municipality) in 1629 as the youngest son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg and Swedish Princess Catherine. He was Duke of Stegeborg^[2] after his elder brother Carl Gustav became the King of Sweden. At that time, he also obtained the County Palatine of Kleeburg.^[3]

Marriage

Adolph John married Countess Elizabeth Beatrice Brahe (31 August 1629 – 7 September 1653) on 19 June 1649 and had the following son:

Gustavus Adolph (9 March 1652 – 1 August 1652)

Adolph John married Countess Elsa Elizabeth Brahe (29 January 1632 – 24 February 1689), daughter of Count Nicholas Brahe af Wisingsborg and had the following children:

Catherine (10 December 1661 – 27 May 1720)
Maria Elizabeth Louise (16 April 1663 – 23 January 1748)
Charles John (15 September 1664 – 10 December 1664)
John Casimir (4 September 1665 – 29 May 1666)
Adolph John (21 August 1666 – 27 April 1701)
Gustavus Casimir (29 June 1667 – 21 August 1669)
Christina Magdalena (4 April 1669 – 21 June 1670)
Gustavus Samuel Leopold (12 April 1670 – 17 September 1731)
unnamed (12 December 1671)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg

16. Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

8. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

17. Elisabeth of Hesse

4. John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

18. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse

9. Anna of Hesse

19. Christine of Saxony

2. John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg

20. John III, Duke of Cleves

10. William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

21. Maria of Jülich-Berg

5. Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

22. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

11. Maria of Austria

23. Anne of Bohemia and Hungary

1. Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg

24. Erik Johansson Vasa

12. Gustav I of Sweden

25. Cecilia Månsdotter

6. Charles IX of Sweden

26. Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud

13. Margaret Leijonhufvud

27. Ebba Eriksdotter Vasa

3. Catherine of Sweden

28. Frederick III, Elector Palatine

14. Louis VI, Elector Palatine

29. Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

7. Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern

30. = 18 Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse

15. Elisabeth of Hesse

31. = 19 Christine of Saxony

References

↑ Ulf Sundberg in Kungliga släktband, Historiska media, Lund, 2004, ISBN 91-85057-48-7 p. 281
↑ Page on dukes at Tacitus.nu
↑ Michel Huberty, Alain Giraud, F. and B. Magdelaine. L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome IV, Wittelsbach. (1985). ISBN 2-901138-04-7 pp.83-84,108-109, 144-145

Preceded by Charles Gustavus	Duke of Kleeburg 1654–1689	Succeeded by Adolph John II

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 42272033 GND: 104206489

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