Adolphus Frederick I

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Adolf Frederick I
Portrait by Daniel Blok
Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Reign	22 March 1592 - 27 February 1658 (Deposed by Wallenstein 1628-1631)
Predecessor	John VII
Successor	Christian Louis I
Born	(1588-12-15)15 December 1588 Schwerin
Died	27 February 1658(1658-02-27) (aged 69) Schwerin
Spouse	Anna Maria of Ostfriesland Marie Katharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg
Issue Detail	Christian Louis I Anna Maria Frederick I Adolf Frederick II
House	Mecklenburg
Father	Johann VII of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mother	Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

Adolf Frederick I (German: Adolf Friedrich I; 15 December 1588 – 27 February 1658) was the reigning Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from his father's death in 1592 until 1628 and again from 1631 to 1658. Between 1634 and 1648 Adolf Frederick also ruled the Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin as its administrator.