Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (German: Sophie Friederike von Mecklenburg-Schwerin Danish: Sofie Frederikke af Mecklenburg-Schwerin, (24 August 1758, Schwerin – 29 November 1794, Sorgenfri), was a Princess and Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, by marriage Princess of Denmark.
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[edit] Biography
Her father was Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, second son of Christian Louis II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and her mother was Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
She married Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway, the son of King Frederick V of Denmark and his second wife Juliane Marie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, who was the regent in Denmark between 1772 and 1784, in Copenhagen on 21 October 1774.
Sophia Frederica is described as jolly, charming and intelligent, and had a hard time inte the beginning to adapt to her new, more stiff environment, but she became quite popular. It is said that she was disappointed when she met her husband the first time, but they came to be fond of each other, though they were both said to have lovers. It was said, that the harmony of her marriage was caused by mutual understanding; her husband had a mistress, her companion Caja Hviid, while the father of Sophia Frederica's children was rumored to be her husband's adjutant Frederik von Blücher. Her marriage is described as happy, and there was a fear that her influence over her husband would lead to her interference in politics.
[edit] Children
Sophia Frederica and Prince Frederick had the following children:
- Princess Juliana Marie (Christiansborg Palace, 2 May 1784 – Copenhagen, 28 October 1784)
- Hereditary Prince Christian Frederick (1786–1848), 1814-1814 King of Norway and later, 1839–49 King of Denmark (Christian VIII)
- Princess Juliana Sophie (Copenhagen, 18 February 1788 – Copenhagen, 9 May 1850), married at Frederiksborg on 22 August 1812 Wilhelm Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (Barchfeld, 10 August 1786 – Copenhagen, 30 November 1834), and had issue
- Princess Louise Charlotte (1789–1864), married William, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel)
- Hereditary Prince Frederik Ferdinand (1792–1863), childless
