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Regent of the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1 June 1569 at Gottorf Castle – 14 November 1634 in Schwerin) was regent of the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1603 to 1608.
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Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1 June 1569 at Gottorf Castle – 14 November 1634 in Schwerin) was regent of the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1603 to 1608. Life. Sophia was the eldest daughter of Duke Adolph of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Christine of Hesse. She married on 17 February 1588 in Reinbek to Duke John VII of Mecklenburg.
- 1 June 1569, Gottorf Castle
- Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
- 14 November 1634 (aged 65), Schwerin
- Christine of Hesse
Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp was regent of the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1603 to 1608. Background. Sophia was the eldest daughter of Duke Adolph of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Christine of Hesse. Career. John was a weak ruler who was unable to rule his indebted and corrupt country. Sophia almost lived in poverty.
Born on June 26, 1681; died on December 22, 1708; daughter of Ulrica Eleanora of Denmark (1656–1693) and Charles XI (1655–1697), king of Sweden (r. 1660–1697); married Frederick IV (1671–1702), duke of Holstein-Gottorp (r. 1695–1702), on June 12, 1698; children: Charles Frederick (1700–1739), duke of Holstein-Gottorp (r. 1702–1739, who married A...
Apr 26, 2022 · Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp ( June 1 1569 in Gottorp , † November 14th 1634 in Schwerin ) was 1603-1608 de facto regent of the duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin . Life. Sophia was the eldest daughter of the Duke Adolf I of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Christine of Hesse .
- Schleswig
- Schloss Gottorp, Schleswig, Danmark (Denmark)
- June 01, 1569
- Günther Kipp
Born on June 1, 1569; died on November 14, 1634; daughter of Adolf (1526–1586), duke of Holstein-Gottorp (r. 1544–1586), and Christine of Hesse (1543–1604); married John V, duke of Mecklenburg, on February 17, 1588; children: Adolf Frederick I (b. 1588), duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
When Prinzessin Auguste Sophia Ernestine von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp was born on 5 December 1630, in Gottorf, Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, her father, Herzog Friedrich III von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp ,Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, was 32 and her mother, Maria Elisabeth of Saxony Duchess consort of H...
She was a Princess of Sweden of the Wittelsbach Dynasty and by marriage a Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp in Germany. She was one of the three children of King Charles XI and Queen Ulrica Eleanor of Sweden who survived childhood, four of her five brothers having died in infancy.
