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Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach (10 March 1485, Ansbach – 24 May 1537, Liegnitz ( Legnica )) was a princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach and was by marriage Duchess of Legnica . The Renaissance portal of Piast Castle in Legnica with the busts of Duke Frederick and his wife Sophie.
Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach (23 March 1535, Ansbach – 22 February 1587, Legnica) was a princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach and by marriage Duchess of Legnica . Life. Sophie was a daughter of the Margrave George of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach (1484–1543) from his third marriage to Emilie of Saxony (1516–1591), daughter of the Duke Henry IV of Saxony.
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Betrothals
In 1468, Sophia was first betrothed to Archduke Maximilian of Austria, son and heir of Emperor Frederick III. Then, on 8 April of the same year, Protas Černohorský of Boskovice, Bishop of Olomouc, appeared as a representative of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, asking the hand of Sophia, although soon Matthias preferred the hand of Sophia's elder sister, Hedwig. A marriage to Maximilian seemed more likely for Sophia, mostly because she and her sisters were all attractive brides for European...
Marriage with Frederick of Brandenburg
It's unknown when exactly started the negotiations for a marriage between Sophia and Prince Frederick of Brandeburg, son of Elector Albrecht III Achilles. There is a presumption that the idea could emerged in the summer of 1470, when Polish deputies Dziersław z Rytwian and Stanisław Ostroróg visited Brandenburg. In 1473 the Polish royal representatives Paweł Jasieński (starost of Chełm and Belz) and Stanisław Kurozwęcki led the negotiations for the marriage between Sophia and Frederick, which...
Sophia as Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach
On 11 March 1486, Sophia's father-in-law Albrecht III Achilles died. Her husband Frederick and brother-in-law Siegmund inherited the Franconian domains of the Hohenzollern dynasty. Siegmund took Kulmbach, while Frederick received Ansbach. Sophia thus became in the Margravine consort of Ansbach. Shortly after, they received in their domains the visit of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III. During all this time, a continuing problem was the payment of Sophia's dowry. In 1489, Sophia's brother Vlad...
Sophia and Frederick had: 1. Elisabeth of Brandenburg-Ansbach (30 June 1480 – c.2 July 1480). 2. Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach(27 September 1481 – 21 September 1527). 3. Margaret of Brandenburg-Ansbach (10 January 1483 – 10 July 1532). 4. George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach(4 March 1484 – 27 December 1543). 5. Sophia of Brandenburg-...
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Biography Daughter of Herzog Wilhelm von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, became 1579 second wife of Georg Friedrich Markgraf zu Brandenburg-Kulmbach , became widow in 1603, lived in Ansbach until 1632 when she moved to Nuremberg; died on 14.1.1639; burried on 28.5.1639 in the Lorenzkirche in Nuremberg; her tomb errected after the closure of the Thirty Year's War, in 1649.
Biography. German royalty, a Princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach and by marriage Duchess of Legnica. Sophie was a daughter of Margrave Friedrich the Elder of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Bayreuth (1460-1536) from his marriage to Sophia of Poland (1464-1512), daughter of King Casimir IV of Poland.
Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach (10 March 1485, Ansbach – 24 May 1537, Liegnitz (Legnica)) was a princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach and was by marriage Duchess of Legnica. (en) Zofia księżna legnicka (ur. 10 marca 1485, zm. 24 maja 1537) – margrabianka brandenburska na Ansbach, pani na Legnicy.
Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach (10 March 1485, Ansbach - 24 May 1537, Liegnitz ) was a princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach and was by marriage Duchess of Legnica. Life Sophie was a daughter of the Margrave Frederick the Elder of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Bayreuth (1460–1536) from his marriage to Sophia of Poland (1464–1512), daughter of ...
