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Hedvig Sophia of Sweden

1681 - 1708

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hedvig Sophia of Sweden is the 3,178th most popular politician (down from 3,138th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Sweden and the 39th most popular Swedish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hedvig Sophia of Sweden ranks 3,178 out of 19,576. Before her are Jonathan Apphus, Nicias, Hormizd I, Qalawun, Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria, and Claude Louis Hector de Villars. After her are César Gaviria, Atropates, Paul Kagame, Aelia Eudoxia, Edward Stettinius Jr., and Stefan Dečanski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1681, Hedvig Sophia of Sweden ranks 3. Before her are Vitus Bering, and Georg Philipp Telemann. After her are Johann Mattheson, Theophan Prokopovich, Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Giulia Lama, and Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough. Among people deceased in 1708, Hedvig Sophia of Sweden ranks 4. Before her are Guru Gobind Singh, Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, and Jules Hardouin-Mansart. After her are Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons, Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, Prince George of Denmark, Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Seki Takakazu, Ludolf Bakhuizen, John Blow, and Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Hedvig Sophia of Sweden ranks 127 out of 1,879. Before her are Lennart Torstensson (1603), Charles VII of Sweden (1130), Ingemar Stenmark (1956), Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861), Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938), and Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1953). After her are Carin Göring (1888), Sverker I of Sweden (1100), Anund Jacob (1008), Canute I of Sweden (1150), Johannes Rydberg (1854), and Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg (1584).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Hedvig Sophia of Sweden ranks 39. Before her are Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943), Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (1934), Charles VII of Sweden (1130), Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861), Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938), and Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1953). After her are Carin Göring (1888), Sverker I of Sweden (1100), Anund Jacob (1008), Canute I of Sweden (1150), Princess Eugénie of Sweden (1830), and Eric X of Sweden (1180).

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