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Sophia Hedwig remained officially unwed, although there were rumors that she secretly married a noble courtier, Carl Adolph von Plessen (1678-1758). In 1699, her father died and was succeeded by her brother, Frederick IV.
It was through Sophia Hedwig that the Frisian court received a more prominent and international status. Following the death of her husband in 1632, and again after the death of her son Hendrik Casimir in 1640, Sophia Hedwig accepted regency over the family estates.
On 8 June 1607, Sophie Hedwig married Count Ernest Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz (1573–1632). Regency. When she was widowed, Sophia took up residence at widow seat, the Countly Castle at Diez. Nassau-Dietz had been inherited by her eldest son, who was twenty and old enough to rule on his own.
From her marriage, Sophia Hedwig had three children: Hedwig Maria (1579–1606) was engaged to Duke John Adolph of Holstein. However, she died before it came to a marriage. Elisabeth Magdalena (1580–1649) married in 1600 Friedrich Kettler, Duke of Courland and Zemgale (1569–1642) Philip Julius (1584–1625), Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast
Sophia Hedwig remained officially unwed, although there were rumors that she secretly married a noble courtier, Carl Adolph von Plessen (1678-1758). In 1699, her father died and was succeeded by her brother, Frederick IV.
Sophia Hedwig remained officially unwed, although they were rumors that she entered a secret marriage with her courtier, the noble Carl Adolph von Plessen. In 1699, her father died and was succeeded by her brother, Frederick IV.
She married as a 16-year-old on 20 October 1577 in Wolgast to Duke Ernst Ludwig of Pommern-Wolgast. Ernst Ludwig ordered structural changes to Wolgast Castle, replacing the medieval northeast wing by a new residential wing. Like her mother, Sophia Hedwig was described as high spirited.
