Sofie Of Mecklenburg-schwerin Article Index for
Sofie 		Website Links For
Sofie 		 

Information About

Sofie Of Mecklenburg-schwerin
SHOPPER'S DELIGHT
 
Shop For:  
Department
Price Minimum:
Price Maximum:
      



Sofie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin ( 4 September 1557 , Wismar – 14 October 1631 , Nykoping ) was a German noblewoman and Queen of Denmark .

She was the daughter of Duke Ulrich III Of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Princess Elizabeth Of Denmark (a daughter of Frederick I and Sophie Of Pomerania ).

On 20 July 1572 , in Copenhagen , she married Frederick II of Denmark . They had seven children:
# Elisabeth ( 25 August 1573 – 19 June 1626 ), married in 1590 to Duke Henry Julius Of Braunschweig .
# Anna ( 14 October 1574 – 4 March 1619 ), married on 23 November 1589 to King James I Of England
# Christian IV Of Denmark And Norway ( 12 April 1577 – 28 February 1648 )
# Ulrik ( 30 December 1578 – 27 March 1624 )
# Augusta ( 8 April 1580 – 5 February 1639 ), married on 30 August 1596 to Duke Johann Adolf Of Holstein-Gottorp
# Hedwig ( 5 August 1581 – 26 November 1641 ), married on 12 September 1602 to Christian II, Elector Of Saxony
# Johan Of Schleswig-Holstein ( 9 July 1583 – 28 October 1602 )


GENETICS

As a Matrilineal descendant of Elisabeth Of Luxembourg and thus a relative of Nicholas II Of Russia , she and all her female-line descendants are members of Mitochondria l Haplogroup T .