Adolphus Frederick III

Adolphus Frederick III
Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Reign12 May 1708 - 11 December 1752
PredecessorAdolphus Frederick II
SuccessorAdolphus Frederick IV
Born(1686-06-07)7 June 1686
Strelitz
Died11 December 1752(1752-12-11) (aged 66)
Neustrelitz
Spouse
Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
(m. 1709)
HouseMecklenburg-Strelitz
FatherAdolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg
MotherMarie 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.