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Sophia Albertina travelled to Quedlinburg in 1787, and took her oath as abbess on 15 October. As princess-abbess, she was active in the rule of the city of Quedlinburg, and her rule has been described as a popular one. She founded schools for poor children, established the first theatre in the city, and increased the salary of the clergy.
Coronet (left) created for Sophia Albertina and worn at her brother Gustav's coronation in 1772. Sophia Albertina was the daughter of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia. She was thus a princess of Sweden, a princess of Holstein-Gottorp and a sister to Gustav III of Sweden. She was a member of the Accademia di San Luca.
This is a list of the princess-abbesses of Quedlinburg Abbey. [1] [2] [3] Daughter of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Adelaide of Italy; granddaughter of Saint Matilda, founder of the abbey. Niece of Matilda and daughter of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Theophanu . Daughter of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, and his first wife, Gunhilda of ...
No.NameImageReign1Matilda 955 - 7 February 9990 966–999Daughter of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, ...2Adelaide I 977- 14 January 10440 999–1044Niece of Matilda and daughter of Otto II, ...3Beatrice I 1037- 13 July 10611044–1062Daughter of Henry III, Holy Roman ...4Adelaide II 1045 - 11 January 10961062–1096Half-sister of Beatrice I and daughter of ...Coronet (left) created for Sophia Albertina and worn at her brother Gustav's coronation in 1772. Princess Sophia Albertina of Sweden (Sophia Maria Lovisa Fredrika Albertina; 8 October 1753 – 17 March 1829) was the last Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg Abbey, and as such reigned as vassal monarch of the Holy Roman Empire. Contents. Biography
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Adelaide I, Abbess of Quedlinburg. Adelaide I ( German: Adelheid; 973/74 [a] – 14 January 1044 or 1045), a member of the royal Ottonian dynasty was the second Princess-abbess of Quedlinburg from 999, and Abbess of Gernrode from 1014, and Abbess of Gandersheim from 1039 until her death, as well as a highly influential kingmaker of medieval ...
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Princess Sophia Albertina of Sweden (Sophia Maria Lovisa Fredrika Albertina; 8 October 1753 – 17 March 1829) was the last Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg Abbey, and as such reigned as vassal monarch of the Holy Roman Empire. She was given her two names as namesake of her two grandmothers: the Prussian Queen Sophia Dorothea of Hanover and Margravine Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach.
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