Sofia of Nassau
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| Sofia of Nassau | ||
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| Queen of Sweden and Norway | ||
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| Queen Sofia of Sweden, portrait by painter Anders Zorn (1909) | ||
| Born | July 9, 1836 | |
| Died | December 30, 1913 | |
| Consort | May 12, 1873 - December 8, 1907 | |
| Consort to | Oscar II | |
| Issue | Gustav V, Oscar, Carl, Eugén | |
| Father | Wilhelm, Duke of Nassau | |
| Mother | Pauline of Württemberg | |
Princess Sofia Wilhelmina Mariana Henrietta of Nassau, (July 9, 1836 - December 30, 1913), was Queen consort of Sweden and Norway.
She was a daughter of Wilhelm, Duke of Nassau and his second wife Pauline Friederica Marie Princess of Württemberg.
Her maternal grandfather was Prince Paul Heinrich Karl Friedrich Augustus of Württemberg. The Prince was a son of Frederick I of Württemberg and his consort Augusta Caroline Fredericka Luise of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1764 - 1788). Augusta was a daughter of Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg and Princess Augusta Charlotte of Wales.
The senior Augusta was the first-born daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. She was also an older sister of (among others) George III of the United Kingdom, Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany, Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Prince Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn and Caroline Matilda of Wales, Queen consort of Christian VII of Denmark.
Sofia married King Oscar II of Sweden on June 6, 1857 at the castle in Wiesbaden-Biebrich. She became Queen consort of Sweden on May 12, 1873. Their children were:
- King Gustav V (1858-1950)
- Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland, later Count Oscar Bernadotte af Wisborg (1859-1953)
- Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861-1951)
- Prince Eugén, Duke of Närke (1865-1947)
Sofia was the half-sister of Grand Duke Adolphe, who created the title Count of Wisborg in the Luxembourg nobility for Sofia's son Oscar, who lost his succession rights and titles by marrying without the King's consent.
Her great-grandson Harald V reigns currently as the king of Norway and her great-great-grandson Carl XVI Gustaf as the king of Sweden.
| Preceded by Louise of the Netherlands (Queen consort) |
Royal Consort of Sweden (Queen consort) 1872 - 1907 |
Succeeded by Victoria of Baden (Queen consort) |
| Preceded by Louise of the Netherlands (Queen consort) |
Royal Consort of Norway (Queen consort) 1872 - 1905 |
Succeeded by Maud of Wales (Queen consort) |
