The 19th child of Duke Adolf Friedrich I, he was born eight months
        after his father's death. His eldest half-brother, Christian Ludwig I, 
        remained childless and his full brother, Friedrich I, became the 
        founder of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. 
           On 26 October 1695, his cousin and father-in-law, Gustav Adolf, 
        Duke of Mecklenburg-Gustrow, died. Immediately Adolf Friedrich II 
        claimed possession; but his nephew, Friedrich Wilhelm of the Schwerin 
        branch, protested and asked for Imperial interference. A treaty was 
        signed on the 8th of March 1701. Friedrich Wilhelm received the title 
        and part of the Duchy while Adolf Friedrich II received Stargard and 
        Ratzeburg, from then onwards known as the Duchy Strelitz. 
           He was a kind and amiable man and tried to encourage trade in his 
        Duchy. His nephew, Friedrich Wilhelm, was still a problem in not 
        wanting to acknowledge him and causing Adolf Friedrich to call a 
        separate "Landes Tag" in Neubrandenburg.

Source: Leo van de Pas