Sophie of Winzenburg (1105 in Winzenburg, near Hanover 6 or 7 July 1160 in Brandenburg an der Havel)[1][2] was the first Margravine of Brandenburg.
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Life
Sophie was a daughter of Count Herman I of Winzenburg and his first wife, who was a Countess of Everstein.
She donated an oxgang of farmland near Wellen to the monastery at Leitzkau and later another oxgang near Wolmirsleben. In 1158, she accompanied her husband on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
Death
Her sister Beatrix was abbess of Quedlinburg Abbey. Sophie and Beatrix both died in 1160. Some sources suggest that Sophie died on 25 March, other name 6 or 7 July. She was buried in the church of the monastery in Ballenstedt.[2]
Criticism
The present state of research is that the identity of her father has not been conclusively proven. She may have belonged to another noble house in which the name Sophie was used.
Image
700 years after her death, a bracteate depicting Sophie and her husband was found in Aschersleben.[3] Her portrait is stylized, as was usual in that period. The fact that Albert depicted his wife beside him on coins, is a sign of his extraordinary love for Sophie.
Zij is getrouwd met Albrecht I "de Beer" van Brandenburg.
Zij zijn getrouwd in het jaar 1125, zij was toen 20 jaar oud.Bron 2
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