This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (February 2013) |
Sophie of Pomerania | |
---|---|
Queen consort of Denmark | |
Tenure | 1523–1533 |
Coronation | 13 August 1525 |
Queen consort of Norway | |
Tenure | 1524–1533 |
Born | c. 1498 Stettin (Szczecin) |
Died | 13 May 1568 Kiel |
Burial | |
Spouse | |
Issue | John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev Elizabeth, Duchess of Mecklenburg Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Anne Dorothea, Duchess of Mecklenburg Frederick, Bishop of Hildesheim and Schleswig |
House | House of Griffin |
Father | Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania |
Mother | Anna Jagiellon |
Sophie of Pomerania (1498–1568) was Queen of Denmark and Norway as the spouse of Frederick I. She is known for her independent rule over her fiefs Lolland and Falster, the castles in Kiel and Plön, and several villages in Holstein as queen.