Sophie of Saxony, Duchess of Pomerania

Duchess consort of Pomerania-Stettin
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroDuchess consort of Pomerania-Stettin
PlacesPoland
wasConsort Noble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Female
Birth29 April 1587, Dresden
Death9 December 1635Szczecin (aged 48 years)
Star signTaurus
Family
Mother:Sophie of Brandenburg
Father:Christian I, Elector of Saxony
Siblings:August of Saxony John George I Elector of Saxony Christian II Elector of Saxony
Spouse:Francis Duke of Pomerania
The details

Biography

Sophie of Saxony (29 April 1587 in Dresden – 9 December 1635 in Stettin) was a member of the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin. She was a princess of Saxony by birth and by marriage a Duchess of Pomerania-Stettin.

Life

Sophie was a daughter of the Elector Christian I of Saxony (1560–1591) from his marriage to Sophie (1568–1622), the daughter of Elector John George of Brandenburg.

She married on 26 August 1610 in Dresden to Duke Francis of Pomerania-Stettin (1577–1620). No children were born from this marriage. After Francis's death, Sophie received the city and district of Wolin as her wittum. She administered the district during the difficult years of the Thirty Years' War. Between 1622 and 1626, she built a new residence in Wolin, because the old Wolin Castle was rather dilapidated.

After her death, the district fell back to Duke Bogislaw XIV of Pomerania. However, all movable property, such as furniture and the grain stocks, were confiscated by the Swedish army, because Sweden was at war with Saxony and the Sweden considered her a Saxon.

Sophie was initially buried in the ducal crypt in Szczecin, but in 1650 her body was transferred to the Sophienkirche in Dresden.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Sophie of Saxony, Duchess of Pomerania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Albert III, Duke of Saxony (1443-1500)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Henry IV, Duke of Saxony (1473-1541)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Sidonie of Poděbrady (1449-1510)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Augustus, Elector of Saxony (1526-1586)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg (1441-1503)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Catherine of Mecklenburg (1487-1561)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Sophie of Pomerania, Duchess of Mecklenburg (1460-1504)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Christian I, Elector of Saxony (1560-1591)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Frederick I of Denmark (1471-1533)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Christian III of Denmark (1503-1559)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Anna of Brandenburg (1487-1514)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony (1532-1585)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1470-1543)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg (1511-1571)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg (1488-1563)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Sophie of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Joachim I, Elector of Brandenburg (1484-1535)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Joachim II, Elector of Brandenburg (1505-1571)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg (1485-1555)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. John George, Elector of Brandenburg (1525-1598)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. George, Duke of Saxony (1471-1539)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Magdalena of Saxony (1507-1534)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Barbara Jagiellon (1478-1534)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Sophie of Brandenburg (1568-1622)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1460-1536)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1484-1543)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1464-1512)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1529-1575)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels (1476-1536)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels (1508-1531)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Anna of Sagan (d. 1541)
 
 
 
 
 
 

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