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Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg

1588–1658 · 17th century

Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg, shared the duchy with his brother John Albert II and divided it with him in 1621, taking Mecklenburg-Schwerin while John Albert received Mecklenburg-Güstrow. During the Thirty Years' War both brothers were deposed by the emperor in favour of Wallenstein in 1628 and restored by Swedish arms in 1631. He later acted as guardian in Güstrow.

Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg
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Duchy of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

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