Editing Sophia of Nassau (section)

==Queen dowager==
[[Image:Anders Zorn - Drottning Sophia 1909.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sophia of Nassau as queen dowager by [[Anders Zorn]] (1909)]]
In 1907, Oscar II died and she became queen dowager. Though she no longer could exert any influence upon the affairs of state, she kept herself updated on politics. The dissolution of the union Sweden-Norway meant she no longer visited Norway, but she continued her trips to Great Britain and the continent: in 1909, for example, she visited Germany by car. She spent her last years engaging in philanthropy and in the Sophiahemmet, where she continued to be the acting chairperson. Her last official assignment was the exam celebration of the nurses at Sophiahemmet, one of whom was her granddaughter Maria Bernadotte, daughter of Prince Oscar and Ebba Munck: when the turn came to Maria, Sophia forgot her words and embraced her. She died a few days later.

Queen Sophia believed in the view of [[Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom]]: that the private life of a royal person should be a good example for her subjects,<ref>Ibid. page 177</ref> and she was a respected figure in this aspect.