Sophia of Nassau | |
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Queen consort of Sweden | |
Tenure | 18 September 1872 – 8 December 1907 |
Coronation | 12 May 1873 |
Queen consort of Norway | |
Tenure | 18 September 1872 – 26 October 1905 |
Coronation | 18 June 1873 |
Born | Biebrich Palace, Hesse | 9 July 1836
Died | 30 December 1913 Stockholm Palace, Sweden | (aged 77)
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House | Nassau-Weilburg |
Father | Wilhelm, Duke of Nassau |
Mother | Princess Pauline of Württemberg |
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Sophia of Nassau (Sophia Wilhelmine Marianne Henriette; 9 July 1836 – 30 December 1913), also Sofia, was Queen of Sweden and Norway as the wife of King Oscar II. She was Queen of Sweden for 35 years, longer than anyone before her, and the longest-serving queen until 2011, when she was surpassed by Queen Silvia. She is also the most recent woman to have been officially Dowager Queen of Sweden.