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Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg
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Duke Adolf Friedrich Albrecht Heinrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (German: Adolf Friedrich Albrecht Heinrich, Herzog zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin; 10 October 1873 – 5 August 1969), was a German explorer in Africa, a colonial politician, and the first president of the National Olympic Committee of West Germany (1949–1951).
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Duke Adolf Friedrich | |||||
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![]() Duke Adolf Friedrich in 1910 | |||||
5th Governor of Togoland | |||||
In office 19 June 1912 – 31 August 1914 | |||||
Monarch | Wilhelm II | ||||
Chancellor | Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg | ||||
Preceded by | Edmund Brückner | ||||
Succeeded by | Hans Georg von Doering (acting) | ||||
Born | (1873-10-10)10 October 1873 Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Empire | ||||
Died | 5 August 1969(1969-08-05) (aged 95) Eutin, West Germany | ||||
Spouse |
Princess Viktoria Feodora Reuss of Schleiz
(m. 1917; died 1918) | ||||
Issue | Woizlawa Feodora, Princess Heinrich I Reuss of Köstritz | ||||
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House | Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||
Father | Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||
Mother | Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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