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Princess Sophie of Legnica (1525 – 6 February 1546) was wife and consort of the Elector of Brandenburg. Early life [ edit ] Born into the House of Schlesien-Piast , she was the daughter of Frederick II , Duke of Legnica , Brzeg , and Wohlau , and his second wife, Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach (1485 – 1537).
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. She married on 11 November 1560 in Legnica Duke Henry XI of Legnica (1539–1588). The marriage served to consolidate Sophie's father's position as Duke in ...
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 ...
"Sophie of Legnica (1525 – 6 February 1546) was a daughter of Frederick II, Duke of Legnica, Brzeg, and Wohlau, and his second wife, Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach (1485 – 1537). Sophie, who was brought up as a Protestant, married the future Elector John George of Brandenburg on 15 February 1545.
Oct 3, 2022 · Genealogy for Sophia von Liegnitz Sophie Silesia Brieg Wilhelmina Imgrund Legnica Hohenzollern Kufurst Brandenburg (Liegnitz) (c.1525 - 1546) family tree on Geni, with over 240 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
May 4, 2019 · Compare DNA and explore genealogy for Zofia (Liegnitz) Legnicka born 1525 Legnica, Dolnoslaskie, Poland died 1546 Krossen, Dahme-Spreewald, Brandenburg, Germany including ancestors + descendants + mitochondrial DNA + more in the free family tree community.
Princess Sophie of Legnica (1525 - 6 February 1546) was wife and consort of the Elector of Brandenburg. Early life. Born into the House of Schlesien-Piast, she was the daughter of Frederick II, Duke of Legnica, Brzeg, and Wohlau, and his second wife, Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach (1485 - 1537). Biography
