Hedvig Sophia of Sweden
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Hedvig Sofia Augusta, Princess of Sweden (26 June 1681-22 December 1708), Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, was the eldest child of King Charles XI of Sweden, and his wife Ulrike Eleonore of Denmark. On 12 May 1698 at Karlberg she married her cousin, Duke Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.
Hedvig Sofia became titular regent for her minor son the duke of Holstein-Gottorp in 1702, but she spend most of her time in Sweden and rarely visited her husband's home country. During her time as princess at the Swedish court, she was described as a beautiful woman with an interest in fashion, and the realationship between her and her brother the king was very deep.
She is perhaps most well-known for the extensive correspondence between her and her brother King Charles XII, who lived most of his life in war-campaigns abroad. When he died in 1718 and left no male heirs to the throne, the late Hedwig Sophia's only child, Duke Karl Friedrich, was a main candidate for succeeding him, although the choice ultimately fell on Hedwig Sophia's younger sister Ulrika Eleonora.
She is the paternal grandmother of Emperor Peter III of Russia.
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