Duchess Consort
On 12 May 1698 at Karlberg she married her cousin, Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. Her marriage was arranged as a part of the traditional Swedish policy of alliance with Holstein-Gottorp against Denmark; her brother had earlier been expected to marry Frederick's sister, but he refused. The marriage took place against her consent and was not happy. Hedvig Sofia was an eager participant in the frequent partying that dominated her brother's court for a few years before the Great Northern War in 1700, and she spent most of her life at the Swedish court. She visited Holstein-Gottorp in 1699 and remained there for about a year, but in 1700 she returned to Sweden, where she was second in line to the Swedish throne and presumptive heir. She resided mainly at Karlberg.
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