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Elizabeth of Denmark. Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow ( Sophia; 4 September 1557 – 14 October 1631) was Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage to Frederick II of Denmark. She was the mother of King Christian IV of Denmark and Anne of Denmark. She was Regent of Schleswig-Holstein from 1590 to 1594. [1]
- 20 July 1572 - 4 April 1588
- Roskilde Cathedral
- 4 September 1557, Wismar
- 14 October 1631 (aged 74), Nykøbing Castle, Falster
Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow ( Sophia; 4 September 1557 – 14 October 1631) was Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage to Frederick II of Denmark. She was the mother of King Christian IV of Denmark and Anne of Denmark. She was Regent of Schleswig-Holstein from 1590 to 1594. Quick Facts Queen consort of Denmark and Norway, Tenure ...
Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. Portrait of Queen Sophie by Hans Knieper. Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (4 September 1557, Wismar – 14 October 1631, Nykoping) was a German queen of Denmark and Norway. She was the mother of King Christian IV of Denmark [1] and Anne of Denmark .
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When Queen Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow Queen of Denmark-Norway was born on 4 September 1557, in Wismar, Kreis Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, her father, Herzog Ulrich von Mecklenburg Güstrow III, was 30 and her mother, Elizabeth, Princess of Denmark and Norway, of Oldenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Güstow, was 32.
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Mar 6, 2018 · (Public domain) This article was written by Michelle. In 1572, at the age of 14, Princess Sophie of Mecklenburg married Frederick II, who was by the Grace of God, King of Denmark and Norway, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn and Dithmarschen, Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst and thereby she became one of the most important queens of the time.
Mar 30, 2020 · Detail of Knieper, Sophia of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, showing jewel of St George. Photo: Royal Danish Collection. Photo: Royal Danish Collection. That Sophia might have seen herself as a sacred vessel, conjoining and perpetuating her own and the Oldenburg dynasty across time and space, is a point that finds further support in an enormous painting ...
Mar 6, 2018 · This article was written by Michelle. In 1572, at the age of 14, Princess Sophie of Mecklenburg married Frederick II, who was by the Grace of God, King of Denmark and Norway, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn and Dithmarschen, Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst and thereby she became one of
