Adolph John II, Count Palatine of Kleeburg

German nobleman
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroGerman nobleman
PlacesGermany
wasLandowner Noble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Birth21 August 1666, Bad Bergzabern, Germany
Death27 April 1701Laiuse Castle, Estonia (aged 34 years)
Star signLeo
Family
Mother:Elsa Elisabeth Brahe
Father:Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg
Siblings:Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken Maria Elisabet av Pfalz-Zweibrücken Catherine of Pfalz-Zweibrücken
The details

Biography

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 in 1666 as the eldest surviving son of Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg and Elsa Elisabeth Brahe. He succeeded his father in 1689. Adolph John died in Laiuse Castle in 1701 and was buried in Stockholm. As he never married he was succeeded by his brother Gustavus Samuel Leopold.

Ancestors

16. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
16. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
8. John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
17. Anna of Hesse
4. John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg
18. William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
9. Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
19. Maria of Austria
2. Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg
20. Gustav I of Sweden
10. Charles IX of Sweden
21. Margaret Leijonhufvud
5. Catherine of Sweden
22. Louis VI, Elector Palatine
11. Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern
23. Elisabeth of Hesse
1. Adolph John II, Count Palatine of Kleeburg
6. Nicholas Brahe af Wisingsborg
3. Else Elizabeth Brahe af Wisingsborg
16. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
8. John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
17. Anna of Hesse
4. John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg
18. William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
9. Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
19. Maria of Austria
2. Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg
20. Gustav I of Sweden
10. Charles IX of Sweden
21. Margaret Leijonhufvud
5. Catherine of Sweden
22. Louis VI, Elector Palatine
11. Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern
23. Elisabeth of Hesse
1. Adolph John II, Count Palatine of Kleeburg
6. Nicholas Brahe af Wisingsborg
3. Else Elizabeth Brahe af Wisingsborg
8. John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
17. Anna of Hesse
4. John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg
18. William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
9. Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
19. Maria of Austria
2. Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg
20. Gustav I of Sweden
10. Charles IX of Sweden
21. Margaret Leijonhufvud
5. Catherine of Sweden
22. Louis VI, Elector Palatine
11. Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern
23. Elisabeth of Hesse
1. Adolph John II, Count Palatine of Kleeburg
6. Nicholas Brahe af Wisingsborg
3. Else Elizabeth Brahe af Wisingsborg


Preceded by
Adolph John I
Duke of Kleeburg
1689–1701
Succeeded by
Gustavus Samuel Leopold
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