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Sophia of Minsk

1140 - 1198

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Sophia of Minsk or Sophia of Polotsk (died 5 May 1198) was a Danish queen consort by marriage to King Valdemar I of Denmark, and a landgravine of Thuringia by marriage to Louis III, Landgrave of Thuringia. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sophia of Minsk is the 322nd most popular companion (down from 295th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Belarus (up from 32nd in 2019) and the most popular Belarusian Companion.

Sophia of Minsk is most famous for being a Russian tsarina who was the wife of Peter the Great. She was born in 1657 and died in 1704. Sophia of Minsk was influential in the early years of her husband's reign, but she fell out of favor with him after he began to favor his mistress, Anna Mons.

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Among companions, Sophia of Minsk ranks 322 out of 784. Before her are Karin Månsdotter, Juana Enríquez, Gertrude of Hohenberg, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany, Ildico, and Eurydice II of Macedon. After her are Prince George William of Hanover, Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies, Joan of England, Queen of Sicily, Berengaria of Portugal, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, and Maria Isabel of Braganza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1140, Sophia of Minsk ranks 8. Before her are Alexios V Doukas, Hoelun, Adela of Champagne, Peter Waldo, William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, and Bertran de Born. After her are Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile, Bernhard, Count of Anhalt, Peire Vidal, Michael Choniates, Xin Qiji, and Theodore Balsamon. Among people deceased in 1198, Sophia of Minsk ranks 7. Before her are Averroes, Pope Celestine III, Constance, Queen of Sicily, Al-Aziz Uthman, William III of Sicily, and Marie of France, Countess of Champagne. After her are Dulce of Aragon, Eustathius of Thessalonica, Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, Frederick I, Duke of Austria, and George II of Constantinople.

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In Belarus

Among people born in Belarus, Sophia of Minsk ranks 30 out of 368. Before her are Pavel Sukhoi (1895), Stanislav Shushkevich (1934), Zhores Alferov (1930), Yakub Kolas (1882), Raphael Lemkin (1900), and Mstislav I of Kiev (1076). After her are Bronislav Kaminski (1899), Maria Kaczyńska (1942), Vilna Gaon (1720), Marek Edelman (1922), Nikolay Krestinsky (1883), and Rogneda of Polotsk (966).

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Among COMPANIONS In Belarus

Among companions born in Belarus, Sophia of Minsk ranks 1. After her are Rogneda of Polotsk (966), and Galina Lukashenko (1955).

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