Sofia Magdalena of Denmark (July 3, 1746 - August 21, 1813) was born in Copenhagen to King Frederick V of Denmark and Louise of Great Britain and Ireland. Her maternal grandparents were George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach. July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... Events January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling April 16 - Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings October 22 - The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896) October 28 - An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru Catharine de Ricci (born 1522... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... City nickname: none Location in Denmark Area  - Total  - Water 526 km² xxx km² xx% Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density 502,204 1,116,979 954/km2 [including water] xxx/km2 [land only] Time zone Eastern: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 55°43 N 12°34 E Copenhagen (Danish: København) is... Statue of Frederick V in the center of Amalienborg Frederick V (March 31, 1723 - January 13, 1766) was king of Denmark and Norway from 1746, son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophie Magdelena, Markgravin of Brandenburg-Kalmbach-Bayreuth. ... Louise of Hanover and of Great Britain was the youngest surviving daughter of George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach, and became Queen consort of Denmark and Norway. ... George II (George Augustus) (10 November 1683–25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death. ... Her Majesty Queen Caroline of the United Kingdom, née Her Serene Highness Margravine Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (or Anspach) (1 March 1683 – 20 November 1737) was the queen consort of King George II of Great Britain 1727-1737. ...

At the age of five (1751), she was betrothed to the successor of the throne of Sweden, Gustav. In 1766 she was married to Gustav at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen. Her strict upbringing which made it hard for her to adjust to the environment of the Swedish court. After King Adolf Frederick of Sweden death in 1771, Gustav III became King of Sweden. The following year Sofia was crowned queen. Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 31 - The future King George III of the United Kingdom succeeds his father as Prince of Wales. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Christiansborg Castle Christiansborg Palace on Slotsholmen in Copenhagen was built for the countrys three supreme powers: the royal power, the legislative power, and the judicial power. ... Adolf Frederick of Sweden, or Adolf Fredrik (May 14, 1710 - February 12, 1771), was the son of Christian August von Schleswig-Holstein-Eutin (1673-1726) and Albertina Frederica von Baden-Durlach (1682-1755). ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Gustav III (13 January 1746 (O.S.) (24 January 1746 (N.S.))–March 29, 1792) was the King of Sweden from February 12, 1771 until his death. ...

In 1778, Sofia gave birth to Gustav Adolf, successor to the throne; and in 1782 she gave birth to a second son, Charles Gustaf who lived for only one year. It has been suggested that her husband was homosexual and that her children were fathered by someone else. 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Gustav IV Adolf (1778-1837), king of Sweden, of the house Holstein-Gottorp, was the son of Gustav III of Sweden and Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, and born at Stockholm on November 1, 1778. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Widowed in 1792, after her husband was murdered, Sofia lived a withdrawn life and spent much effort on charity. Her brother-in-law, Duke Karl, became regent, and she eschewed a political role. In 1809, she was forced to witness the abdication of her son, King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, after Sweden lost Finland to Russia. He was sent into exile and replaced by his paternal uncle Charles XIII. 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Abdication (from the Latin abdicatio disowning, renouncing, from ab, from, and dicare, to declare, to proclaim as not belonging to one), the act whereby a person in office renounces and gives up the same before the expiry of the time for which it is held. ... Gustav IV Adolf (1778-1837), king of Sweden, of the house Holstein-Gottorp, was the son of Gustav III of Sweden and Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, and born at Stockholm on November 1, 1778. ... Charles XIII, Karl XIII, or Carl II, (1748-1818), king of Norway, the second son of king Adolf Frederick of Sweden, and Louisa Ulrica of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great, was born at Stockholm on October 7, 1748. ...