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

Adolph John I (German: Adolf Johann I., Swedish: Adolf Johan) (11 October 1629 – 14 October 1689) was Count Palatine of Kleeburg from 1654 until 1689 and was considered Prince of Sweden[1] until 1660. He was the younger brother of King Charles X Gustav of Sweden.

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:

  1. 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:

  1. Catherine (10 December 1661 – 27 May 1720); no issue
  2. Maria Elizabeth Louise (16 April 1663 – 23 January 1748); never married
  3. Charles John (15 September 1664 – 10 December 1664)
  4. John Casimir (4 September 1665 – 29 May 1666)
  5. Adolph John (21 August 1666 – 27 April 1701); never married
  6. Gustavus Casimir (29 June 1667 – 21 August 1669)
  7. Christina Magdalena (4 April 1669 – 21 June 1670)
  8. Gustavus Samuel Leopold (12 April 1670 – 17 September 1731); no issue.
  9. unnamed infant (12 December 1671)

Although he was the father of 10 children, Adolph John I had no grandchildren at all. If he had had progeny, they would have had a strong claim upon the throne of Sweden after the line of his brother, Charles X Gustav of Sweden, ended with Ulrika Eleonora. Since he had no progeny, the throne was claimed by the heirs of his eldest sister Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken.

Ancestry

Family 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

  1. ^ Ulf Sundberg in Kungliga släktband, Historiska media, Lund, 2004, ISBN 91-85057-48-7 p. 281
  2. ^ Page on dukes at Tacitus.nu
  3. ^ 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 Duke of Kleeburg
1654–1689 		Succeeded by

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