What is Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow?
[[File:Sophiemecklenburgdenmark.jpg|thumbnail|[[Portrait]] of Queen Sophie by Hans Knieper]] '''Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow''' (4 September [[1557]], [[Wismar]] – 14 October [[1631]], [[Nykoping]]) was a [[Germany|German]] queen of [[Denmark]] and [[Norway]]. She was the mother of King [[Christian IV of Denmark]]<ref name=rosenborg/> and [[Anne of Denmark]]. == Family == She was the daughter of Duke Ulrich III of Mecklenburg-Güstrow and Princess Elizabeth of Denmark (a daughter of [[Frederick I of Denmark|Frederick I]] and Sophie of Pomerania).<ref name=rosenborg>{{Cite web |url= http://www.rosenborgslot.dk/v1/person.asp?PersonID=12&countryID=2&PersonTypeID=2 |title=Rosenborg - Sophie (1557-1631) |work=rosenborgslot.dk |accessdate=5 April 2010 }}</ref><ref name=peerage>{{Cite web |url= http://www.thepeerage.com/p10139.htm |title=thePeerage.com - Person Page 10139 |work=thepeerage.com |accessdate=5 April 2010 }}</ref> Sophie married her [[cousin]], [[Frederick II of Denmark]], when she was 14.<ref name=rosenborg/> He was 37.<ref name=rosenborg/> The [[marriage]] was arranged by the Danish Council, who wished the King to marry. Though their ages were very different, their marriage was usually quiet and even [[happy]].<ref name=rosenborg/> Queen Sophie was a loving mother, [[nursing]] her [[children]] herself when they were [[ill]]. Because her husband drank lots of [[wine]] and led an unfaithful life, she sent her three oldest children to live with her parents in [[Güstrow]] when they were young. She showed a great interest in [[science]] and visited the [[astronomer]] [[Tycho Brahe]]. She was also interested in the old [[song]]s of [[folklore]]. Her daughter, [[Anne of Denmark]], would marry [[James VI of Scotland]] and become Queen Consort in [[1589]]. She arranged the marriage against the will of the Council. She died on 4 October 1631 at Nykøbing, Jylland, Denmark.<ref name=peerage/> == References == {{reflist}} {{Norwegian consorts}} {{authority control}} [[Category:1557 births]] [[Category:163