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St. Elisabeth of Hungary. Sophie of Thuringia (20 March 1224 – 29 May 1275) was the second wife and only Duchess consort of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Lothier. She was the heiress of Hesse which she passed on to her son, Henry upon her retention of the territory following her partial victory in the War of the Thuringian Succession in which ...
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Sophia of Thuringia (1224–1284)German duchess and founder of landgraviate of Hesse. Name variations: Sophie von Thuringen or Thüringen. Born on March 20, 1224; died on May 29, 1284 (some sources cite 1275); daughter of St. Elizabeth of Hungary (1207–1231) and Ludwig IV of Thuringia; niece of Henry Raspe IV of Thuringia; became second wife of Henry II (1207–1248), duke of Brabant (r.
Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of Brabant. Sophie of Thuringia (20 March 1224 – 29 May 1275) was the second wife and only Duchess consort of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Lothier. She was the heiress of Hesse which she passed on to her son, Henry upon her retention of the territory following her partial victory in the War of the Thuringian ...
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Sophie of Thuringia (20 March 1224 – 29 May 1275) was the second wife and only Duchess consort of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Lothier. She was the heiress of Hesse which she passed on to her son, Henry upon her retention of the territory following her partial victory in the War of the Thuringian Succession in which she was one of the ...
Sophie of Thuringia (20 March 1224 - 29 May 1275) was the second wife and only Duchess consort of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Lothier. She was the heiress of Hesse which she passed on to her son, Henry upon her retention of the territory following her partial victory in the War of the Thuringian Succession in which she was one of the ...
The Duchess of Brabant refers to a woman married to the Duke of Brabant. But this was only as of 1840 when it was revived as an honorific title for the Crown Prince of the newly created Kingdom of Belgium. There have been only three royal duchesses. Historically the title went back 657 years before Belgium, and had been always associated with ...
Margaret of England, Duchess of Brabant. Margaret of France, Duchess of Brabant. Margaret of York. Marie Henriette of Austria. Marie of Évreux. Marie of France, Duchess of Brabant. Queen Mathilde of Belgium. Matilda of Boulogne, Duchess of Brabant.
