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(Redirected from Sofie Hohenzollern) Duchess consort of Courland (1582-1610) Not to be confused with Sophia of Prussia.
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Duchess Sophie
Duchess consort of Courland and Semigallia
Tenure22 October 1609 - 4 December 1610
Born(1582-03-31)31 March 1582
Königsberg, Duchy of Prussia
Died24 November 1610(1610-11-24) (aged 28)
Goldingen, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
Spouse Wilhelm Kettler ​(m. 1609)​
IssueJacob Kettler
HouseHouse of Hohenzollern (by birth)
Kettler family (by marriage)
FatherAlbert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
MotherMarie Eleonore of Cleves

Duchess Sophie of Prussia (c. 31 March 1582 – c. 24 November 1610) was a German princess of the Duchy of Prussia, a fief of Kingdom of Poland and a member of the House of Hohenzollern.

Sophie was the daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia, and Marie Eleonore of Cleves. She was courted by Wilhelm Kettler, son of Gotthard Kettler of Courland and Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Their marriage contract was signed in Königsberg on 5 January 1609. Sophie died on 24 November 1610, four weeks after the birth of her only son, Jacob, who later succeeded his paternal uncle Friedrich Kettler as Duke of Courland.

References

  1. "Duke William (1574–1640) and Duchess Sophie (1582–1610)". From Duke Gotthard till Duke James. Latvian State Historical Archives in Riga. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
Duchess Sophie of Prussia House of HohenzollernBorn: 31 March 1582 Died: 4 December 1610
Preceded byElisabeth Magdalena of Pomerania Duchess consort of Courland
1609–1610 		Succeeded byMargravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg


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