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Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach

1464 - 1512

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Sophia Jagiellon (Polish: Zofia Jagiellonka; Lithuanian: Sofija Jogailaitė; 6 May 1464 – 5 October 1512) was a princess of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, member of the Jagiellonian dynasty, great-granddaughter of Emperor Sigismund and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Born in Kraków, she was the second daughter of Grand Duke of Lithuania and King Casimir IV of Poland and his wife Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, daughter of the German king Albrecht. She was named after her paternal grandmother, Sophia of Halshany, Queen of Poland. Sophia was baptised by John Gruszczynski, Bishop of Kraków. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach is the 600th most popular companion (down from 520th in 2019), the 563rd most popular biography from Poland (down from 443rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Polish Companion.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach ranks 600 out of 784. Before her are Umm Ruman, Eusebia, Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Infanta Maria das Neves of Portugal, Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland, and Iput. After her are Laodice I, Muniadona of Castile, Adela of Flanders, Marie-Thérèse Walter, Mécia Lopes de Haro, and Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1464, Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach ranks 6. Before her are Joan of France, Duchess of Berry, Dayan Khan, Emperor Go-Kashiwabara, Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, and Barbara of Brandenburg. After her are Sonni Ali, Philippa of Guelders, and Hayır Bey. Among people deceased in 1512, Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach ranks 7. Before her are Amerigo Vespucci, Bayezid II, Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours, Hatuey, Alessandro Achillini, and Svante Nilsson. After her is Antoine Brumel.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach ranks 563 out of 1,694. Before her are Jerzy Dudek (1973), Florian Znaniecki (1882), Bella Darvi (1928), Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger (1890), Paul Löbe (1875), and Cyprian Norwid (1821). After her are Justyna Steczkowska (1972), Werner Lorenz (1891), Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann (1819), Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser (1855), Bolesław the Pious (1225), and Stanisław Konarski (1700).

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Among COMPANIONS In Poland

Among companions born in Poland, Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach ranks 6. Before her are Marie Leszczyńska (1703), Maria Feodorovna (1759), Catherine Opalińska (1680), Sophie of Pomerania (1498), and Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702).

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