Adolphus Frederick I

Adolf Frederick I
Portrait by Daniel Blok
Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Reign22 March 1592 - 27 February 1658
(Deposed by Wallenstein 1628-1631)
PredecessorJohn VII
SuccessorChristian Louis I
Born(1588-12-15)15 December 1588
Schwerin, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Holy Roman Empire
Died27 February 1658(1658-02-27) (aged 69)
Schwerin, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse
(m. 1622; died 1634)
    Marie Katharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg
    (m. 1635)
    Issue
    Detail
    HouseMecklenburg
    FatherJohn VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
    MotherSophia of Holstein-Gottorp

    Adolf Frederick I (German: Adolf Friedrich I; 15 December 1588 – 27 February 1658) was the reigning Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from his father's death in 1592 until 1628 and again from 1631 to 1658. Between 1634 and 1648 Adolf Frederick also ruled the Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin as its administrator.