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 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
Söderköping Municipality (''Söderköpings kommun'') is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Söderköping.
The present municipality was created in 1971-1973 when the former ''City of ...
) in 1629 as the youngest son of
John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg
John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg (20 April 1589, Zweibrücken – 18 June 1652, Stegeborg Castle) was the son of John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and his wife, Duchess Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. He was marri ...
and Swedish Princess
Catherine
Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria.
In the early Christ ...
. He was Duke of Stegeborg
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/ref> after his elder brother Carl Gustav became the King of Sweden. At that time, he also obtained the County Palatine
In England, Wales and Ireland a county palatine or palatinate was an area ruled by a hereditary nobleman enjoying special authority and autonomy from the rest of a kingdom. The name derives from the Latin adjective ''palātīnus'', "relating to ...
of Kleeburg.[Michel Huberty, Alain Giraud, F. and B. Magdelaine. L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome IV, ''Wittelsbach''. (1985). pp.83–84,108–109, 144–145]
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 in 1661. They had the following children:
# Catherine
Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria.
In the early Christ ...
(10 December 1661 – 27 May 1720), married to count Kristofer Gyllenstierna, no issue;
# Maria Elizabeth Louise (16 April 1663 – 23 January 1748), married to count Christian Gottlob von Gersdorff auf Oppach, no issue;
# Charles John (15 September 1664 – 10 December 1664);
# John Casimir (4 September 1665 – 29 May 1666);
# Adolph John (21 August 1666 – 27 April 1701), never married;
# 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), no issue;
# ''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
References
1629 births
1689 deaths
People from Söderköping Municipality
House of Wittelsbach
Adolph 1654
17th-century Swedish people
Disinherited European royalty
Counts Palatine of the Holy Roman Empire
Marshals of the Realm
Dukes of Stegeborg
People of the Swedish Empire
Royal reburials
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