Sophie of Pomerania

For other people named Sophie of Pomerania, see Sophie of Pomerania (disambiguation).

Sophie of Pomerania

Queen consort of Denmark and Norway
Tenure	1523–1533
Coronation	13 August 1525

Born	c. 1498 Stettin (Szczecin)
Died	13 May 1568 Kiel
Burial	Schleswig Cathedral
Spouse	Frederick I of Denmark
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 Griffins
Father	Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania
Mother	Anna Jagiellon
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Plön Castle after its renovation in 2006; from the southwest with the Großer Plöner See in the foreground. The Kiel–Lübeck railway runs along its banks.

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.

Life

Born in Stettin (Szczecin) into the House of Pomerania, she was the daughter of Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania and the Polish princess Anna Jagiellon.

After the death of his first spouse Anna of Brandenburg in 1514, she married the future Frederick I of Denmark. Not much is known about her personality. She is not known to have played any political role. She is thought to have been interested in religion: a German psalm, «Gott ist mein Heil, mein Hülf und Trost», is believed to have been written by her.

Sophie became queen consort of Denmark and Norway upon the ascension of her spouse to the throne in 1523. She was crowned 13 August 1525. At her coronation, she was granted Lolland and Falster, the castles in Kiel and Plön, and several villages in Holstein for her income. In 1526, Anne Meinstrup was appointed head lady-in-waiting for her court. Queen Sophie did not live at the Danish court as queen, but resided separated from her spouse on her property in Kiel, and treated her estates as her private independent fiefs, which caused disagreements with her spouse during his reign. The conflicts continued during the reign of his successors and until her death.

In 1533, she became a widow and moved to Gottorp Castle with her children, avaiting the outcome of the election of the new king. During the Count's Feud 1533–36, her estates was occupied. In 1538, the new king asked her to leave Gottorp because of the costs and reside in Kiel. She demanded the right to rule independently over her fiefs, but was in 1540 forced to accept the superiority of the king.

Issue

She had six children:

Duke John of Holstein-Haderslev (28 June 1521 – 2 October 1580)
Elizabeth (14 October 1524 – 15 October 1586), married:
1. on 26 August 1543 to Duke Magnus III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
2. on 14 February 1556 to Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg
Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (25 January 1526 – 1 October 1586)
Anne (1527 – 4 June 1535)
Dorothea (1528 – 11 November 1575), married on 27 October 1573 to Duke Christof of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Frederick, Bishop of Hildesheim and Schleswig (13 April 1532 – 27 October 1556).

Ancestry

Ancestors of Sophie of Pomerania

16. Barnim VI, Duke of Pomerania (1365–1405)

8. Wartislaw IX, Duke of Pomerania (1400–1457)

17. Veronica of Hohenzollern

4. Eric II, Duke of Pomerania (1418/25–1474)

18. Eric IV, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1354–1411)

9. Sophia of Saxe-Lauenburg (1395–1462)

19. Sophia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1358–1416)

2. Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania (1454–1523)

20. Bogislaw VIII, Duke of Pomerania (1364–1418)

10. Bogislaw IX, Duke of Pomerania (1407/10–1446)

21. Sophie of Holstein (d. aft. 1451)

5. Sophie of Pomerania (1435–1494/97)

22. Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia (1353/56–1426)

11. Maria of Masovia (1410–1454)

23. Alexandra of Lithuania (d. 1434)

1. Sophie of Pomerania (1498–1568)

24. Algirdas (1296–1377)

12. Jogaila (1362–1434)

25. Uliana of Tver (1325–1392)

6. Casimir IV Jagiellon (1427–1492)

26. Andrew of Halshany (1365–1410)

13. Sophia of Halshany (1405–1461)

27. Alexandra Drucka (1380–1426)

3. Anna Jagiellon (1476–1503)

28. Albert IV, Duke of Austria (1377–1404)

14. Albert II of Germany (1397–1439)

29. Joanna Sophia of Bavaria (1373–1410)

7. Elisabeth of Austria (1435–1505)

30. Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368–1437)

15. Elisabeth of Bohemia (1409–1442)

31. Barbara of Cilli (1390–1451)

Literature

Politikens bog om Danske monarker, af Benito Scocozza, 1997
Danske dronninger i tusind år, af Steffen Heiberg, 2000

References

Dansk biografisk Lexikon / XVI. Bind. Skarpenberg - Sveistrup (in Danish)

External links

Media related to Sophie of Pomerania at Wikimedia Commons

Danish royalty
Sophie of Pomerania House of Griffins (Pomerania) Born: circa 1498 Died: 13 May 1568
Preceded by Isabella of Austria	Queen consort of Denmark and Norway 1523–1533	Succeeded by Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg

Danish royal consorts

Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (1972–present) Ingrid of Sweden (1947–1972) Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1912–1947) Louise of Sweden (1906–1912) Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1863–1898) Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1839–1848) Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel† (1808–1839) Caroline Matilda of Great Britain† (1766–1775) Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel† (1752–1766) Louise of Great Britain† (1746–1751) Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach† (1730–1746) Anne Sophie Reventlow† (1721–1730) Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow† (1699–1721) Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel† (1670–1699) Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1648–1670) Anne Catherine of Brandenburg† (1597–1612) Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow† (1572–1588) Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg† (1534–1559) Sophie of Pomerania† (1523–1533) Isabella of Austria†‡ (1515–1523) Christina of Saxony†‡ (1481–1513) Dorothea of Brandenburg†‡ (1445–1448 & 1449–1481) Philippa of England†‡ (1406–1430) Helvig of Schleswig (1340–1374) Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg (1330–1331) Euphemia of Pomerania (1326–1330) Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1296–1319) Agnes of Brandenburg (1273–1286) Margaret Sambiria (1252–1259) Matilda of Holstein (1250–1252) Jutta of Saxony (1239–1250) Eleanor of Portugal (1229–1231) Berengaria of Portugal (1214–1221) Dagmar of Bohemia (1205–1213) Gertrude of Bavaria (1182–1197) Sophia of Minsk (1157–1182) Helena of Sweden (1156–1157) Adela of Meissen (1152–1157) Lutgard of Salzwedel (1144–1146) Malmfred of Kiev† (1134–1137) Ulvhild Håkansdotter‡ (1130–1134) Margaret Fredkulla† (1104–1130) Boedil Thurgotsdatter (1095–1103) Ingegerd of Norway‡ (1086–1095) Adela of Flanders (1080–1086) Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter (1076–1080) Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir‡ (1050–1052) Gyda of Sweden (1048–1049) Emma of Normandy† (1017–1035) Sigrid the Haughty/Świętosława/Gunhild of Wenden†‡ Tove of the Obotrites† (970–986) Gyrid of Sweden (952–970) Thyra (900–935)

† also Queen of Norway ‡ also Queen of Sweden

Norwegian royal consorts

Sonja Haraldsen (1991–present) Maud of Wales (1905–1938) Sophia of Nassau^ (1872–1905) Louise of the Netherlands^ (1859–1871) Josephine of Leuchtenberg^ (1844–1859) Désirée Clary^ (1818–1844) Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp^ (1814–1818) Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel* (1808–1839) Caroline Matilda of Great Britain* (1766–1775) Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel* (1752–1766) Louise of Great Britain* (1746–1751) Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach* (1730–1746) Anne Sophie Reventlow* (1721–1730) Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow* (1699–1721) Landgravine Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel* (1670–1699) Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1648–1670) Anne Catherine of Brandenburg* (1597–1612) Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow* (1572–1588) Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg* (1534–1559) Sophie of Pomerania^ (1523–1533)* Isabella of Austria^ (1515–1523)* Christina of Saxony^ (1481–1513)* Dorothea of Brandenburg^ (1450–1481)* Catherine of Bjurum^ (1449–1450) Dorothea of Brandenburg^ (1445–1448)* Philippa of England^ (1406–1430)* Margaret I of Denmark^ (1363–1380) Blanche of Namur^ (1335–1343) Euphemia of Rügen (1299–1312) Isabel Bruce (1293–1299) Margaret of Scotland (1281–1283) Ingeborg of Denmark (1263–1280) Rikissa Birgersdotter (1251–1257) Margrete Skulesdatter (1225–1263) Margaret of Sweden (1189–1202) Estrid Bjørnsdotter (1170–1176) Ragna Nikolasdatter (114?–1157) Ingrid of Sweden (1134–1136) Christine of Denmark (1132–1133) Malmfred of Kiev* (1116–1130) Ingebjørg Guttormsdatter (1103–1123) Margaret Fredkulla* (1101–1103) Ingerid of Denmark (1067–1093) Elisiv of Kiev (1045–1066) Emma of Normandy* (1028–1035) Astrid of Sweden (1019–1035) Sigrid the Haughty/Świętosława^ (1000–1014)* Tyra of Denmark (998–1000) Gunhild of Wenden* Tove of the Obotrites* (970–986) Gunnhild, Mother of Kings (931–934) Gyda of Hordaland (872–930)

* also Queen of Denmark ^also Queen of Sweden

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