Hedvig Sophia of Sweden

Hedvig Sophia of Sweden
Princess Hedvig Sofia by David von Krafft.
Duchess consort of Holstein-Gottorp
Tenure12 May 1698 – 19 July 1702
Born26 June 1681
Three Crowns Castle, Stockholm, Sweden
Died22 December 1708(1708-12-22) (aged 27)
Stockholm, Sweden
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1698; died 1702)
IssueCharles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Names
Hedvig Sofia Augusta
HousePalatinate-Zweibrücken
FatherCharles XI of Sweden
MotherUlrike Eleonora of Denmark

Hedvig Sophia Augusta of Sweden (26 June 1681 – 22 December 1708), Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, was the eldest child of Charles XI of Sweden and Ulrike Eleonore of Denmark. She was heiress presumptive to the Swedish throne from her birth until that of her brother one year later and again from the start of his reign as King of Sweden, in 1697, until her death and the regent of the duchy of Holstein-Gottorp for her minor son from 1702 to 1708. Some sources refer to her as Sofia.[1]

  1. ^ Paul Meijer Granqvist in Carl X Gustaf "den förste pfalzaren" Askerbergs, Stockholm 1910 p. 140