Sophie of Mecklenburg (1481–1503)

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Sophie, Duchess of Mecklenburg , also Sophia (* December 18, 1481 , † July 12, 1503 in Torgau ) was Duchess of Mecklenburg and by marriage Duchess of Saxony.

Life

Sophie was the third of seven children and the second daughter of Duke Magnus II and his wife Sophie of Pomerania . On March 1, 1500, she married Duke Johann the Steadfast of Saxony.

From this marriage there was a son:

⚭ 1527 Princess Sibylle von Jülich-Kleve-Berg (1512–1554)

Sophie died shortly after the birth of her son. She was buried in the Torgau Marienkirche . Your bronze tombstone was made in the Nuremberg workshop of Peter Vischer the Elder based on a design by Jacopo de 'Barbari .

  • The grave in the south aisle, behind it Cranach's 14 emergency helpers

  • Grave slab

  • Coat of arms on the grid

Torgau Altar

In their memory , Johann and his brother Friedrich the Wise donated an altar dedicated to Saint Anne and the Fourteen Helpers in Need, which was inaugurated on July 19, 1505. They commissioned the altar painting from Lucas Cranach the Elder . Since the beginning of the 20th century, a triptych in the Frankfurt Städel showing the Holy Family has been regarded as this Torgau altar . A Cranach plaque with the compact representation of the 14 helpers in need remained in Torgau and is now placed behind the grave.

literature

  • Friedrich Wigger : Family Tables of the Grand Ducal House of Meklenburg. In: Yearbooks of the Association for Mecklenburg History and Archeology 50 (1885), pp. 111–326 ( full text )
  • Peter Findeisen, Heinrich Magirius (arr.): The monuments of the city of Torgau. Leipzig: Seemann 1976 (The monuments in the Leipzig district)
  • Ingetraut Ludolphy : Friedrich the Wise, Elector of Saxony. 1463-1525. Göttingen 1984, ISBN 3-525-55392-7

Web links

Commons : Sophie von Mecklenburg (1481–1503)  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Eva Mongi-Vollmer: Masterpieces in the Städel Museum , Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main 2007, p. 90
personal data
SURNAME Sophie of Mecklenburg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sophia of Mecklenburg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Duchess of Mecklenburg, by marriage Duchess of Saxony
DATE OF BIRTH December 18, 1481
DATE OF DEATH July 12, 1503
Place of death Torgau