Episode 2 of 5
Crossing to Sweden
- When
- October 1766
- Where
- Öresund strait between Kronborg and Hälsingborg
The bride sailed the royal golden sloop from Kronborg to Hälsingborg, cannon salutes marking the handover between realms.
Traveling in the royal golden sloop from Kronborg over the Öresund to Hälsingborg, Sophia Magdalena crossed midway between Danish and Swedish cannon salutes. At Helsingborg she was met by her brother-in-law Prince Charles of Hesse, the Danish envoy Baron Schack, and Crown Prince Gustav himself.
Sources
- Sophia Magdalena of Denmark Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-01
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