Adolph John II (German: Adolf Johann II.) (21 August 1666 – 27 April 1701) was the
Duke of Kleeburg from 1689 until 1701.
Life
Adolph John was born in
Bergzabern
Bad Bergzabern () is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, on the German Wine Route in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated near the border with France, on the south-eastern edge of the Palatinate forest, approximately ...
in 1666 as the eldest surviving son of
Adolph John I, 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 until 1660. He was the younger brother of King Cha ...
and
Elsa Elisabeth Brahe
Elsa Elisabeth Brahe (29 January 1632 – 24 February 1689), was a Swedish countess and duchess, married to Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, Duke of Stegeborg, the brother of king Charles X of Sweden.
Life
She was the daughter of coun ...
. He succeeded his father in 1689. Adolph John died in
Laiuse Castle
Laiuse Castle (Estonian: ''Laiuse ordulinnus'', German: ''Burg Lais'') was a Livonian Order castle in Laiusevälja, Jõgeva Parish, Estonia. The castle is now in ruins.
Laiuse Castle was the first castle in Estonia built to cope with firearm ...
in 1701 and was buried in
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
. As he never married he was succeeded by his brother
Gustavus Samuel Leopold.
Ancestors
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1666 births
1701 deaths
Counts Palatine of the Holy Roman Empire
House of Wittelsbach
People of the Swedish Empire
Burials at Riddarholmen Church