Sophie Hagman

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Sophie Hagman (1758-1826), was a Swedish dancer and mistress to Prince Frederick Adolf of Sweden.

Born in extreme poverty, Sophie Hagman became a dancer and actress at the Opera In Stockholm at a very young age, perhaps alredy as a child, and made herself known for her beauty and charm.

She became a mistress to prince Frederick Adolf in about 1783 and had a daughter, Sophia Frederica, with him.

Sophie Hagman was generally described as a great beauty with a charming personality; she was likabel and charming, and with her witt and vividness and a talent of making friends easily became a popular hostess at the private residens of the Prince, the Tullgarn Castle. The aristocracy later referred to this as "The Golden Age of miss Sophie Hagman".

She appeared openly with the prince at court, which together with Hedvig Taube made her one of only two official mistresses of royalty in the history of Sweden. Apparently, she was easily accustomed to the environment of the court and had a personal character of harmony which gave her confidence and made people feel at ease in her presence. She was generally liked as a person, although the ladys of the court greatly disapproved of having to receive worse rooms because of her during the stays in different royal castles.

Her relationship with the prince is described as a union of mutual love and happiness, and she never asked for any economical favours from him or from any other connections she made through him. Their relationship continued until the death of the prince in 1803; after his death, she received a pension from the court without having asked about it.