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Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

1557 - 1631

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Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (Sophia; 4 September 1557 – 4 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 and Anne of Denmark. She was Regent of Schleswig and Holstein from 1590 to 1594. The only child of Ulrich III of Mecklenburg and Elizabeth of Denmark, Sophie married her cousin, Frederick II of Denmark, in 1572, and their marriage was remarkably happy. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow is the 3,687th most popular politician (down from 3,552nd in 2019), the 948th most popular biography from Germany (up from 961st in 2019) and the 269th most popular German Politician.

Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow was most famous for her marriage to King George I of Great Britain.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow ranks 3,687 out of 19,576. Before her are Marcel Cerdan, Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Ferdinand II of Naples, Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, Condoleezza Rice, and Arsaces I of Parthia. After her are Zoltán of Hungary, Drusus Julius Caesar, Chivu Stoica, Cecrops I, Manuel Godoy, and Maria Teresa of Savoy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1557, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow ranks 5. Before her are Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Feodor I of Russia, Giovanni Gabrieli, and Agostino Carracci. After her are Stephen Bocskai, Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel, Oda Nobutada, Balthasar Gérard, Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg, Lew Sapieha, and Irina Godunova. Among people deceased in 1631, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow ranks 6. Before her are Mumtaz Mahal, John Donne, John Smith, Constance of Austria, and Willem Janszoon. After her are Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria, Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, Federico Borromeo, Michael Maestlin, Francesco Maria II della Rovere, and Guillén de Castro y Bellvis.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow ranks 948 out of 7,253. Before her are Erich Priebke (1913), David Fabricius (1564), Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (1635), Hrotsvitha (935), Johannes Trithemius (1462), and Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (1336). After her are Helmut Rahn (1929), Herta Oberheuser (1911), Peter Weiss (1916), Hans-Dietrich Genscher (1927), Frank Wedekind (1864), and Carl Stamitz (1745).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow ranks 269. Before her are Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1680), Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust (1809), Ulrich von Jungingen (1360), Edith Frank (1900), John George III, Elector of Saxony (1647), and Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (1336). After her are Hans-Dietrich Genscher (1927), George, King of Saxony (1832), Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal (1857), Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria (1823), Prince Augustus William of Prussia (1722), and Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (1173).

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