Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg

Swedish prince
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroSwedish prince
A.K.A.Adolphe-Jean de Palatinat-Deux-Ponts-Kleeburg
A.K.A.Adolphe-Jean de Palatinat-Deux-Ponts-Kleeburg
PlacesSweden
wasPrince
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Birth21 October 1629, Stegeborg Castle
Death24 October 1689Stegeborg Castle (aged 60 years)
Family
Mother:Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg
Father:John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg
Siblings:Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken Countess Palatine Maria Eufrosyne of Zweibrücken Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken
Spouse:Elsa Elisabeth Brahe
Children:Gustav Duke of Zweibrücken Catherine of Pfalz-Zweibrücken Maria Elisabet av Pfalz-Zweibrücken Adolph John II Count Palatine of Kleeburg
The details

Biography

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 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 after his elder brother Carl Gustav became the King of Sweden. At that time, he also obtained the County Palatine of Kleeburg.

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)
  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
 
 
 
 
 
 

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