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Princess Sofia Wilhelmina Mariana Henrietta of Nassau, (Sophie in Sweden) (July 9, 1836 - December 30, 1913), was Queen consort of Sweden and Norway. July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... Charles Darwin 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...


She was a daughter of George William Augustus Henry, Duke of Nassau-Weilburg and his wife Pauline Friederica Marie Princess of Württemberg.


Her maternal grandfather was Prince Paul Heinrich Karl Friedrich Augustus of Württemberg. The Prince was a son of Frederick I of Württemberg and his consort Augusta Caroline Fredericka Luise of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1764 - 1788). Augusta was a daughter of Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg and Princess Augusta Charlotte of Wales. Friedrich I of Württemberg, or Frederick I of Württemberg (November 6, 1754 - October 30, 1816) became Duke of Württemberg in 1797 on the death of his father: he assumed the title of Elector in 1802, and the title of King in 1806. ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, (Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Herzog zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Fürst von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern) (October 9, 1735 - 1806) was a German military general born in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. ... Princess Augusta Charlotte of Wales (August 31, 1737 - March 31, 1813), was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of King George II and sister of King George III. She later married into the Ducal House of Brunswick-Lüneburg. ...


The senior Augusta was the first-born daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. She was also an older sister of (among others) George III of the United Kingdom, Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany, Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Prince Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn and Caroline Matilda of Wales, Queen consort of Christian VII of Denmark. The Prince Frederick, Prince of Wales (Frederick Louis) (February 1, 1707 - March 31, 1751) was a member of the British Royal Family, the eldest son of King George II. He was born into the House of Hanover and was known as Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Hanover. ... Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (November 30, 1719-February 8, 1772) was Princess of Wales from May 8, 1736 to March 31, 1751. ... George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ... Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of York (14 March 1739- 17 September 1767) was the younger brother of George III of the United Kingdom, the second son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. ... HRH Prince William Henry, Earl of Connaught, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (November 14, 1743 - August 25, 1805) was a British prince and military officer, younger brother of King George III. He was born to Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha at Leicester House in... His Royal Highness Prince Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (November 27, 1745 - September 18, 1790) was the sixth child of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, and a younger brother of King George III. On March 4, 1767 the Duke of Cumberland allegedly married Olive... Princess Caroline Matilda of Wales (July 11, 1751 - May 10, 1775), was a princess of Great Britain and Ireland, sister of King George III and Queen of Denmark from 1767 to 1772. ... King Christian VII Christian VII (January 29, 1749–March 13, 1808), King of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Schleswig and Holstein. ...


Sofia married King Oscar II of Sweden on June 6, 1857 at the castle in Wiesbaden-Biebrich. She became Queen consort of Sweden on May 12, 1873. Their children were: Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik) (January 21, 1829 – December 8, 1907) was King of Sweden and Norway from 1872 until his death. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Biebrich Castle Biebrich is a borough of the city Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany, located in the Rhine-Main-Area near Frankfurt. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ...

  1. King Gustav V (1858-1950)
  2. Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland, later Count Oscar Bernadotte af Wisborg (1859-1953)
  3. Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861-1951)
  4. Prince Eugén, Duke of Närke (1865-1947)

Sofia is the half-sister of Grand Duke Adolphe, who created the title Count of Wisborg in the Luxembourg nobility for Sofia's son Oscar, who lost his succession rights and titles by marrying without the King's consent. Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf) (June 16, 1858 – October 29, 1950) was King of Sweden from 1907 until his death. ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Prince Oscar of Sweden and Norway, Oscar Carl August (November 15, 1859 - October 4, 1953), Duke of Gotlandia, was the second son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway. ... ▶ (help· info) is the largest island in the Baltic Sea with a size of 2,994 km². It is also the largest island belonging to Sweden. ... Four persons have been created Count Bernadotte af Wisborg in the Luxembourg nobility, all of whom were members of the Swedish Royal House of Bernadotte, to which the Grand Duke of Luxembourg is closely related. ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway, Oscar Carl Vilhelm, Duke of Westrogothia (February 27, 1861 - October 24, 1951), was the third son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway. ... Västergötland ( ♫) is one of the historical provinces of Sweden (landskap), situated in the southwest of Sweden. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Prince Eugén Napoleon Nicolaus of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Nericia (August 1, 1865 - August 17, 1947) was the youngest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway. ... Närke is the name of a geographical region in Sweden which can refer to: Nericia, or Närke - a historical Province of Sweden Part of Örebro County, or Örebro län - a current County of Sweden Part of Närke and Värmland County, or Närkes och V... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Grand Duke Adolphe of Luxembourg, Adolph Wilhelm August Karl Friedrich of Nassau-Weilburg (July 24, 1817 – November 17, 1905) was the last Duke of Nassau, and the fourth Grand Duke of Luxembourg. ... Four persons have been created Count Bernadotte af Wisborg in the Luxembourg nobility, all of whom were members of the Swedish Royal House of Bernadotte, to which the Grand Duke of Luxembourg is closely related. ...


Her great-grandson Harald V reigns currently as the king of Norway and her great-great-grandson Carl XVI Gustaf as the king of Sweden. King Harald V His Majesty King Harald V (born February 21, 1937) became King of Norway in 1991. ... His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus), styled HM The King (born April 30, 1946), King of Sweden, is the son of Prince Gustaf Adolf (1906-1947) and Sibylla of Saxe_Coburg_Gotha (1908-1972), and the grandson of King Gustav VI Adolf. ...



 

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