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Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. 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. 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 .
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.
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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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- King Frederik II of Denmark Oldenburg
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 ...
Frederik II was the King of Denmark and Norway from 1559. Son of Christian III and Queen Dorothea of Saxony-Lauenburg. In 1572 he was married to Sophie of Mecklenburg, with whom he had Christian IV. Sophie became Queen when she was married to Frederik II in 1572. She was the daughter of Duke Ulrich of Mecklenburg and the mother of Christian IV.
Mar 30, 2020 · In the period between 1565 and 1568, Princess Elisabeth had presided over the restoration and refurbishment of the abandoned collegiate church in Güstrow, which involved reusing several late medieval artworks. 41 This included a splendidly carved altarpiece, which has in its central panel the Mecklenburg coat of arms set between two donor ...
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