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 her brother Magnus, who was recognized as mentally ill and isolated due to it, Sophia occasionally participated in court life, such as when she attended a public dinner with the royal family in Kalmar during Easter 1586. She is not portrayed as an efficient estate manager or court administrator: she frequently needed financial aid because of mismanaged lands, and her court was unstable with frequent staff changes: she replaced her chamberlain twenty-one times and her housekeeper twenty-three times over these years.