Adolph John I (21 October 1629 – 24 October 1689) was Count Palatine of Kleeburg

Palatinate-Kleeburg

Palatinate-Kleeburg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, which centered on the Alsatian lordship of Cleeburg.Palatinate-Kleeberg was the younger partition of Palatinate-Zweibrücken in 1604 for John Casimir, the youngest son of John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken...

 from 1654 until 1689 and was considered Prince of Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 until 1660.

Life

Adolph John was born in Stegeborg Castle

Stegeborg Castle

Stegeborg Castle is a ruined castle in St Anna parish, Söderköping, Östergötland, located on an island in a narrow sound at the bay of Slätbaken.- Brief history :...

, Sweden (now in Söderköping Municipality

Söderköping Municipality

Söderköping Municipality is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Söderköping....

) in 1629 as the youngest son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg

John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg

John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg was the son of John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and the founder of a branch of Wittelsbach Counts Palatine often called the Swedish line, because it gave rise to three subsequent kings of Sweden, but more commonly known as the Kleeburg ...

 and Swedish Princess Catherine. He was Duke of Stegeborg after his elder brother Carl Gustav

Charles X Gustav of Sweden

Charles X Gustav also Carl Gustav, was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. He was the son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg and Catherine of Sweden. After his father's death he also succeeded him as Pfalzgraf. He was married to Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, who...

 became the King of Sweden. At that time, he also obtained the County Palatine

County palatine

A county palatine or palatinate is an area ruled by an hereditary nobleman possessing special authority and autonomy from the rest of a kingdom or empire. The name derives from the Latin adjective palatinus, "relating to the palace", from the noun palatium, "palace"...

 of Kleeburg.

Marriage

Adolph John married Countess Elizabeth Beate Brahe af Wisingsborg (31 August 1629 – 7 September 1653) on 19 June 1649 and had the following son:

1. Gustavus Adolph (9 March 1652 – 1 August 1652)

Adolph John married Countess Else Elizabeth Brahe af Wisingsborg (29 January 1632 – 24 February 1689), daughter of Count Nicholas Brahe af Wisingsborg and had the following children:

1. Catherine (10 December 1661 – 27 May 1720)
2. Maria Elizabeth Louise]] (16 April 1663 – 23 January 1748)
3. Charles John (15 September 1664 – 10 December 1664)
4. John Casimir (4 September 1665 – 29 May 1666)
5. Adolph John
   Adolph John II, Count Palatine of Kleeburg
   Adolph John II was the Duke of Kleeburg from 1689 until 1701.-Life:Adolph John was born in Bergzabern in 1666 as the eldest surviving son of Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg. He succeeded his father in 1689. Adolph John died in Castle Lays in 1701 and was buried in Stockholm...
   
    (21 August 1666 – 27 April 1701)
6. Gustavus Casimir (29 June 1667 – 21 August 1669)
7. Christina Magdalena (4 April 1669 – 21 June 1670)
8. Gustavus Samuel Leopold (12 April 1670 – 17 September 1731)
9. unnamed (12 December 1671)

Ancestry

Preceded by:	Adolph John I	Succeeded by:
Charles Gustavus Charles X Gustav of Sweden Charles X Gustav also Carl Gustav, was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. He was the son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg and Catherine of Sweden. After his father's death he also succeeded him as Pfalzgraf. He was married to Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, who...	Count Palatine of Kleeburg Palatinate-Kleeburg Palatinate-Kleeburg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, which centered on the Alsatian lordship of Cleeburg.Palatinate-Kleeberg was the younger partition of Palatinate-Zweibrücken in 1604 for John Casimir, the youngest son of John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken... 1654–1689	Adolph John II Adolph John II, Count Palatine of Kleeburg Adolph John II was the Duke of Kleeburg from 1689 until 1701.-Life:Adolph John was born in Bergzabern in 1666 as the eldest surviving son of Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg. He succeeded his father in 1689. Adolph John died in Castle Lays in 1701 and was buried in Stockholm...