Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Sophie of Mecklenburg-G Ã 1\/4 strow ( 4 September 1557 , Wismar â `` 14 October 1631 , Nykoping ) was a German noble and Queen of Denmark and Norway .
Simplified: Sophie of Mecklenburg-G Ã 1\/4 strow ( 4 September 1557 , Wismar -- 14 October 1631 , Nykoping ) was a German queen of Denmark and Norway .