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 Beate Brahe af Wisingsborg (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 af Wisingsborg (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)
2. Maria Elizabeth Louise (16 April 1663 – 23 January 1748)
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)
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)
9. 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

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