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Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
1631Oct, 14

Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Queen and regent of Denmark (b. 1557)
Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (4 September 1557 – 14 October 1631) was Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage to Frederick II of Denmark. She was the mother of King Christian IV of Denmark. She was Regent of Schleswig-Holstein from 1590 to 1594.

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