Sophie of Legnica

Sophie of Legnica
Spouse	John George, Elector of Brandenburg
Father	Frederick II of Legnica
Mother	Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach
Born	1525
Died	6 February 1546

Sophie of Legnica (1525 – 6 February 1546) was a daughter of Duke Frederick II 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. She died before he acceded to the Electorate and never reigned as Electress of Brandenburg. Her son (and only child) Joachim Frederick did, however, accede to the Electorate in 1598.

References

Daniel Martin Ernst Kirchner: The princesses and queens on the throne of the Hohenzollerns, 2nd Part: The last eight princesses, Berlin, 1867, p. 1-4.

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

Persondata
Name	Legnica, Sophie of
Alternative names
Short description	daughter of Duke Frederick II
Date of birth	1525
Place of birth
Date of death	6 February 1546
Place of death