Hedvig Sophia of Sweden
Swedish princess
Born on: June 26, 1681Died on: December 22, 1708
Aged: 27 years 179 days (329 months)
Birth Sign: Cancer
Hedvig Sophia Augusta of Sweden, 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.
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