In contrast to her brother Magnus, who was acknowledged as mentally ill and was isolated because of it, Sophia participated occasionally in court life, such as when she participated in a public dinner with the royal family in Kalmar at Easter 1586. She is not described as an efficient administrator of her estate and court: she was often forced to ask for economical assistance because of her misused lands, and her court was unstable with frequent changes of staff: she changed her chamberlain twenty-one times and her housekeeper twenty-three times during these years.
In contrast to Magnus, who was recognized as mentally ill and isolated because of it, Sophia occasionally participated in court life. She is not described as an efficient administrator: she frequently needed financial aid due to mismanaged lands, and her court was unstable with frequent staff changes—she changed her chamberlain twenty-one times and her housekeeper twenty-three times over these years.