Sophia Jagiellon, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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Sophia Jagiellon
Cranach the Younger Sophia Jagiellon.jpg
Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Reign 1556–1568
Born 13 July 1522
Krakow, Poland
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Schöningen, Germany
Burial Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Wolfenbüttel
Spouse Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Dynasty Jagiellon
Father Sigismund I the Old
Mother Bona Sforza
Religion Lutheranism
prev. Roman Catholicism

Sophia Jagiellon of Poland (Polish: Zofia Jagiellonka) (13 July 1522 – 28 May 1575) was a Polish Lithuanian Princess and Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg. She was a daughter Sigismund I the Old and his second wife Bona Sforza.

Family

The Jagiellon family, Sophia is second to last on the bottom row

Sophia was born in Krakow, the third of her parents' six children. Her siblings included: Isabella Jagiellon, Sigismund II Augustus, Anna Jagiellon, Catherine Jagiellon and Albert Jagiellon.

Sophia's maternal grandparents were Gian Galeazzo Sforza and Isabella of Naples, daughter of Alfonso II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza. Sophia's paternal grandparents were Casimir IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria, daughter of Albert II of Germany and his wife Elisabeth (II) of Bohemia.

Life

Between 22 and 25 February 1556 she married Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.[1] He had previously been married to Mary of Württemberg, with whom he had eight children. This marriage proved childless. On June 11, 1568 Sophia was widowed. After the death of her husband Sophia moved to the families house in Schöningen. Shortly after, she fell into dispute with her stepson Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg; the conflict, which concerned the scope of princely rule in Schöningen, ended on January 17, 1572 when they signed an agreement. Julius did not honor the terms of the agreement and 1573, Sophia had to ask for help from Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor.

In the spring of 1570 Sophia converted to Lutheranism and was the only Lutheran in the Jagiellonian dynasty.

She died on 28 May 1575 at Schöningen. She was buried in the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wolfenbüttel.

Ancestry

Family of Sophia Jagiellon, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Algirdas of Lithuania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Władysław II Jagiełło, King of Poland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Uliana Alexandrovna of Tver
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Andrew Ivanovich, Prince of Halshany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Sophia of Halshany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Alexandra Dimitrijewna of Drutsk
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Sigismund I the Old
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Albert IV, Duke of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Albert II of Germany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Johanna Sophia of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Elizabeth of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Elisabeth of Bohemia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Barbara of Celje
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Sophia Jagiellon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Francesco I Sforza =30
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Galeazzo Maria Sforza
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Bianca Maria Visconti =31
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Gian Galeazzo Sforza
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Louis, Duke of Savoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Bona of Savoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Anne of Cyprus
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Bona Sforza
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Ferdinand I of Naples
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Alfonso II of Naples
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Isabella of Clermont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Isabella of Naples
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Francesco I Sforza =24
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Ippolita Maria Sforza
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Bianca Maria Visconti =25
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

Sophia Jagiellon, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Born: 13 July 1522 Died: 28 May 1575
German royalty
Preceded by Duchess consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1556–1589
Succeeded by
Hedwig of Brandenburg
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Brienne claim
1572–1575
Succeeded by
Anna Jagiellon