Sophia of Nassau - Children

Children

Her children were:

  • King Gustav V (1858–1950)
  • Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland, later Count Oscar Bernadotte af Wisborg (1859–1953)
  • Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861–1951)
  • Prince Eugén, Duke of Närke (1865–1947)

Sofia was the half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (and formerly the last Duke of Nassau), who created the title Count of Wisborg in the Luxembourg nobility for Sofia's son Oscar, who lost his succession rights and titles by marrying without the King's consent.

Her great-grandsons are King Harald V of Norway and King Albert II of Belgium; her great-great-grandsons are King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg; her great-great-granddaughter is Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.

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