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Sophie of Brandenburg | |||||
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![]() Sophie of Brandenburg as princess | |||||
Born | Zechlin castle, Rheinsberg | 6 June 1568||||
Died | 7 December 1622 Colditz Castle | (aged 54)||||
Spouse | Christian I, Elector of Saxony | ||||
Issue Detail | Christian II, Elector of Saxony John George I, Elector of Saxony Sophie, Duchess of Pomerania Prince Augustus Dorothea, Abbess of Quedlinburg | ||||
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House | Hohenzollern | ||||
Father | John George, Elector of Brandenburg | ||||
Mother | Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
Sophie of Brandenburg (6 June 1568 – 7 December 1622) was Electress of Saxony by marriage to Christian I, Elector of Saxony. She was regent from 1591 to 1601 during the minority of their son Christian II.