Hedvig Sophia of Sweden

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Hedvig Sophia of Sweden was a Swedish princess and Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, known as the eldest daughter of King Charles XI and a key dynastic link between the Swedish and Holstein-Gottorp houses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duchess consort of Holstein-Gottorp
Swedish royal
human
princess
associatedWithLocation House of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
surface form: Holstein-Gottorp

Stockholm Palace
burialPlace Riddarholmen Church
causeOfDeath smallpox
child Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
surface form: Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
countryOfCitizenship Sweden
dateOfBirth 1681-06-26
dateOfDeath 1708-12-22
describedBySource Swedish royal genealogical records
era 17th century
18th century
father Charles XI of Sweden
fullName Hedvig Sophia of Sweden self-link
givenName Hedvig
Sophie
surface form: Sophia
heritage German
Swedish
languageSpoken Swedish
marriageDate 1698-05-12
marriagePlace Karlberg Palace, Sweden
memberOf House of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
surface form: House of Holstein-Gottorp

House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken
mother Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark
nobleTitle Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp
Princess of Sweden
notableFamilyConnection dynastic link between the Swedish and Holstein-Gottorp houses
eldest daughter of King Charles XI of Sweden
notableFor being mother of Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, a claimant in Scandinavian succession politics
occupation princess consort
placeOfBirth Stockholm
surface form: Stockholm, Sweden
placeOfDeath Stockholm
surface form: Stockholm, Sweden
positionHeld Duchess consort of Holstein-Gottorp
relative Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
surface form: Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

Frederick I of Sweden (brother-in-law via Ulrika Eleonora)
religion Lutheranism
royalHouse House of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
surface form: House of Holstein-Gottorp

House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken
sexOrGender female
sibling Charles XII of Sweden
Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden
surface form: Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden
spouse Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
style Her Royal Highness
titleFrom Duchess consort of Holstein-Gottorp from 1698

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles XI of Sweden child Hedvig Sophia of Sweden
Karl Karlsson child Hedvig Sophia of Sweden
Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark child Hedvig Sophia of Sweden
Hedvig Sophia of Sweden fullName Hedvig Sophia of Sweden self-link
Charles XII of Sweden sibling Hedvig Sophia of Sweden