Adolphus Frederick III | |
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Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |
Reign | 12 May 1708 - 11 December 1752 |
Predecessor | Adolphus Frederick II |
Successor | Adolphus Frederick IV |
Born | Strelitz | 7 June 1686
Died | 11 December 1752 Neustrelitz | (aged 66)
Spouse |
Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
(m. 1709) |
House | Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
Father | Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg |
Mother | Marie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow |
Adolphus Frederick III (German: Adolf Friedrich III; 7 June 1686 – 11 December 1752) was a Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He founded the town of Neustrelitz as the capital of Mecklenburg-Strelit to replace the old capital which had burnt down.