Mother Sophia of Poland | Children Sophie of Legnica | |
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Born 10 March 1485
Ansbach ( 1485-03-10 ) Father Frederick the Elder of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Bayreuth Name Sophie Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach Died May 24, 1537, Legnica, Poland Spouse Frederick II of Legnica (m. ?–1537) Parents Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Grandchildren Joachim III Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg Similar People Albert - Duke of Prussia, John George - Elector of, Albrecht III Achilles - Elector of, Casimir IV Jagiellon, Elizabeth of Austria | ||
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.
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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 King Casimir IV of Poland.
She married on 24 November 1518 the Duke Frederick II of Legnica in Silesia (1480–1547). He had built Piast Castle in Legnica in the early 16th Century, the Renaissance main entrance portal is decorated with busts of Sophie and Frederick, The pair is also shown in a window of the Church of Our Lady of Legnica.
Sophie is not to be confused with her eponymous niece (1535–1587), who was also Duchess of Legnica.
Offspring
From her marriage, Sophie had the following children: