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Duchess consort of Saxony
Sophia of Hungary
Duchess consort of Saxony
Tenure
28 March 1072 - 18 June 1095
Born
c. 1050
Died
18 June 1095
Burial
St. Michaelis, Lüneburg
Spouse
Ulric I, Margrave of Carniola Magnus, Duke of Saxony
Issue
Ulric II, Margrave of Carniola Poppo II, Margrave of Carniola Richardis Adelaide Walburga Wulfhilde of Saxony Eilika of Saxony
House
Árpád dynasty
Father
Béla I of Hungary
Mother
Richeza of Poland
Sophia of Hungary (c. 1050 – 18 June 1095), a member of the royal Árpád dynasty, was a Margravine of Istria and Carniola from about 1062 until 1070, by her first marriage with Margrave Ulric I, as well as Duchess of Saxony from 1072 until her death, by her second marriage with Duke Magnus Billung.
SophiaofHungary (c. 1050 – 18 June 1095), a member of the royal Árpád dynasty, was a Margravine of Istria and Carniola from about 1062 until 1070, by...
Wulfhilde Billung of Saxony (1072 – 29 December 1126) was the eldest daughter of Magnus, Duke of Saxony and his wife, SophiaofHungary. In about 1095 she...
Byzantine territory. While in Hungary, Barbarossa personally asked the Hungarian Prince Géza, brother of King Béla III ofHungary, to join the Crusade. The...
derived from the word tündér ("fairy") Zsófia: Hungarian form of the Greek Sophia Zsuzsanna: Hungarian form of the Greek Susanna Ádám: after biblical Adam...
date) Osbern of Canterbury, English hagiographer (d. 1090) Peter the Hermit, French priest (approximate date) SophiaofHungary, duchess of Saxony (approximate...
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brother-in-law, Sigismund of Hungary, whose claims on the throne of Bohemia she supported. For a period of time, Sophia was the official regent of Bohemia. In October...
the title of the ruler it was called either principality or kingdom. Engel, Pál (2001). The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895–1526...
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