Sophia of Hungary
Sophia of Hungary (* around 1050; † June 18, 1095 ) was Margravine of Istria and Carniola and Duchess of Saxony .
Life
Sophia was the daughter of the Hungarian king Béla I from the house of the Arpad .
Margrave Wilhelm IV of Meissen was engaged to Sophia; when he wanted to bring her home, he died in 1062. His nephew, Margrave Ulrich I of Weimar-Istria-Krain, stood in for him and married the king's daughter.
After Ulrich's death in 1070 she married the Billunger Duke Magnus of Saxony († 1106).
progeny
From his first marriage to Ulrich I .:
- Ulrich II. († 1112) ∞ before 1102 Adelheid of Thuringia († 1146), daughter of Count Ludwig the Springer , expelled
- Poppo II. († 1098) ∞ Richgard / Richardis († around 1130), daughter of Engelbert I (Spanheim) († 1096)
- Richardis ∞ Count Otto II of Scheyern († around 1110) - or his brother Ekkehard I of Scheyern ?
- Walburga
From second marriage to Magnus:
- Wulfhild († December 29, 1126 in Altdorf, buried in Weingarten ), ∞ Heinrich IX. the black , 1120 Duke of Bavaria ( Welfen ) († 1126)
- Eilika († January 18, 1142) ∞ Otto von Ballenstedt († February 9, 1123), 1112 Duke of Saxony ( Ascanians )
Key figure
Sophia is one of the key figures of the European nobility : her mother was Ryksa von Polen , her grandmother Richeza (Poland) , her great-grandmother Mathilde (Lorraine) , her great-great-grandmother Theophanu (HRR) .
Her great-grandchildren include a .: Friedrich Barbarossa , Heinrich the Lion , Otto I. (Brandenburg) , Bernhard III. (Saxony) , Otto I. (Bavaria) and Berthold III. (Andechs) , the grandfather of Saint Hedwig of Silesia .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sophia of Hungary |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Margravine of Istria and Carniola and Duchess of Saxony |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1050 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1095 |