Princess Sophia Hedwig of Denmark
Sophia Hedwig of Denmark and Norway | |
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Born | Copenhagen, Denmark | 28 August 1677
Died | 13 March 1735 Charlottenborg, Copenhagen | (aged 57)
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House | Oldenburg |
Father | Christian V of Denmark |
Mother | Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel |
Danish Royalty |
House of Oldenburg Main Line |
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Christian V |
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Princess Sophia Hedwig of Denmark and Norway (28 August 1677 – 13 March 1735) was a
Biography
Sophia Hedwig became the object of marriage prospects early on and was betrothed three times. As a child, she became engaged to her cousin,
Between 1697 and 1699, Denmark sought an alliance with Sweden, which would be formalized by a double wedding of Sophia Hedwig to
Sophia Hedwig remained officially unwed, although there were rumors that she secretly married a noble courtier, Carl Adolph von Plessen (1678-1758).[4]
In 1699, her father died and was succeeded by her brother, Frederick IV. As was the custom, Sophia Hedwig lived with her mother until her mother's death in 1714, and after this at the court of her brother the king. Among her ladies-in-waiting was Elisabeth Helene von Vieregg, who in 1701 became Frederick's mistress, in 1703, his bigamous wife. When her mother died in 1714, she inherited the estates of Gjorslev and Erikstrup, which she gave to Frederick in exchange for the estates of Dronninglund, Dronninggård, and Børglum Abbey (Børglumkloster).
She had a good relationship with Frederick until 1721, when she left the court with her younger brother, Prince Charles, in protest at Frederick's marriage with Countess Anne Sophie von Reventlow. The siblings settled with their own courts at Vemmetofte, a manor which Charles had inherited from their mother. They had a court of 70 noble courtiers, headed by Carl Adolph von Plessen, who was the friend of her brother Charles and possibly her own secret spouse. They did not make peace with the King until several years later. Sophia Hedwig, as well as Charles and von Plessen, founded schools for the peasantry on her estates, in accordance with her pietistic belief that schools were necessary to give religious instructions.
When her brother Charles died in 1729, she was his favored heir. She inherited his sizable estates: Vemmetofte, Højstrup, and
She was a talented portrait painter and interested in music, handicrafts such as ornaments in
Ancestry
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References
- ^ "Arveprinsesse - Sophie Hedevig, 1677-1735". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ISBN 978-91-89116-91-7
- ^ "Sophie Hedevig". kongernessamling.dk. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Walter Boss. "Carl Adolph v. Plessen". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ "Vemmetofte Kloster". vemmetofte.dk. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
Other sources
- G.Greer, The Obstacle Race (1979)
External links
- Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon Kvinfo.dk
- Dansk biografisk Lexikon / XVI. Bind. Skarpenberg - Sveistrup
- Sophie Hedevig at the website of the Royal Danish Collection