Sophia of Wittelsbach
Sophia of Wittelsbach | |
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Picture of Sophia in the Elisabeth psalter | |
| Born | 1170 |
| Died | 1238 (aged 67–68) |
| Noble family | House of Wittelsbach |
| Spouse | Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia |
| Issue | |
| Father | Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria |
| Mother | Agnes of Loon |
Sophia (Sophiam) of Wittelsbach (1170–1238) was a daughter of Otto I Wittelsbach (Count Palatine and later Duke of Bavaria) and his wife Agnes of Loon.[1][2]
In 1196, Sophia married Landgrave Hermann I of Thuringia; she was his second wife. They had the following children:
- Irmgard (b. 1197), married in 1211 to Count Henry I of Anhalt
- Louis IV (1200–1227)
- Herman (1202–1216)
- Conrad (1204–1247), grand master of the Teutonic Knights
- Henry Raspe (1204–1247)
- Agnes, married twice:
- in 1225 to Henry "the Profane" of Babenberg (1208–1228), a son of Margrave Leopold VI of Austria
- in 1229 to Duke Albert I of Saxony (c. 1175 – 1261)
References
- ^ Biographie, Deutsche. "Sophie von Wittelsbach - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-09-24.
- ^ "MGH SS rer. Germ. 42". www.dmgh.de. Retrieved 2025-09-24.