Sophia of Nassau
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Sophia Wilhelmine Marianne Henriette von Nassau (born July 9, 1836 in Biebrich Castle , Wiesbaden-Biebrich ; † December 30, 1913 in Stockholm Castle , Stockholm ) was the daughter of Duke Wilhelm I of Nassau . Through her marriage on June 6, 1857 to the later King Oskar II of Sweden , she became Queen of Sweden and Queen of Norway on May 12, 1873 .
Life
Sophia was born as the youngest of twelve descendants of Duke Wilhelm von Nassau in Biebrich Castle near Wiesbaden . Her mother was Pauline von Württemberg (* February 25, 1810 - July 7, 1856), daughter of Prince Paul of Württemberg , with whom Duke Wilhelm I of Nassau had been married since April 23, 1829. When Sophia was just three years old, her father died of a stroke during the cure in Bad Kissingen . Her half-brother Adolf , who was 19 years her senior and later became the Grand Duke of Luxembourg , became Duke of Nassau .
Marriage and offspring
On June 6, 1857, Sophia married Prince Oskar of Sweden , third eldest son of the Swedish King Oskar I and his wife Joséphine de Beauharnais, Duchess of Leuchtenberg, at Biebrich Castle .
The marriage resulted in four sons:
- Gustav (June 16, 1858 - October 29, 1950); Duke of Värmland , as Gustav V King of Sweden ∞ Viktoria von Baden
- Oskar Karl August (born November 15, 1859 - † October 4, 1953); Prince of Sweden and Norway , Duke of Gotland ; after leaving the royal family in 1888, Prince Bernadotte (Swedish title, only for life), from 1892 also with the Luxembourg agnatic title Count von Wisborg ∞ Ebba Munck af Fulkila
- Oskar Carl Wilhelm (February 27, 1861 - October 24, 1951); Duke of Västergötland ∞ Ingeborg of Denmark
- Eugen Napoleon Nikolaus (born August 1, 1865 - † August 17, 1947); Duke of Narke
Appreciation
In Bad Honnef , where the Swedish royal couple owned and cured a summer residence, a "Königin-Sophie-Strasse" commemorates Sophia von Nassau today.
Web links
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
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| Luise of Orange-Nassau |
Queen of Sweden 1872–1907 |
Viktoria of Baden |
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
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| Luise of Orange-Nassau | Queen of Norway 1872–1905 |
Maud of Great Britain and Ireland |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sophia of Nassau |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sophia Wilhelmine Marianne Henriette of Nassau |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Nassau and by marriage Queen of Sweden and Norway |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Biebrich Castle near Wiesbaden |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1913 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |