Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg


Adolph John I was Count Palatine of Kleeburg from 1654 until 1689 and was considered Prince of Sweden until 1660. He was the younger brother of King Charles X Gustav of Sweden.

Life

Adolph John was born in Stegeborg Castle, Sweden in 1629 as the youngest son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg and Swedish Princess Catherine. He was Duke of Stegeborg after his elder brother Carl Gustav became the King of Sweden. At that time, he also obtained the County Palatine of Kleeburg.

Marriage

Adolph John married Countess Elizabeth Beatrice Brahe on 19 June 1649 and had the following son:
  1. Gustavus Adolph
Adolph John married Countess Elsa Elizabeth Brahe, daughter of Count Nicholas Brahe af Wisingsborg and had the following children:
  1. Catherine, married to count Kristofer Gyllenstierna, no issue;
  2. Maria Elizabeth Louise, married to count Christian Gottlob von Gersdorff auf Oppach, no issue;
  3. Charles John ;
  4. John Casimir ;
  5. Adolph John, never married;
  6. Gustavus Casimir ;
  7. Christina Magdalena ;
  8. Gustavus Samuel Leopold, no issue;
  9. unnamed infant.
Although he was the father of 10 children, Adolph John I had no grandchildren at all. If he had had progeny, they would have had a strong claim upon the throne of Sweden after the line of his brother, Charles X Gustav of Sweden, ended with Ulrika Eleonora. Since he had no progeny, the throne was claimed by the heirs of his eldest sister Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken.

Ancestry