Sophia Jagiellon, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
| Sophia Jagiellon | |
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| Princess of Poland | |
Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Younger (c. 1553)
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| Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | |
| Reign | 1556–1568 |
| Predecessor | Maria of Württemberg |
| Successor | Hedwig of Brandenburg |
| Born | 13 July 1522 Kraków, Poland |
| Died | 28 May 1575 (aged 52) Schöningen, Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire |
| Burial | Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Wolfenbüttel |
| Spouse | Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Dynasty | Jagiellon |
| Father | Sigismund I the Old |
| Mother | Bona Sforza |
| Religion |
Lutheranism prev. Roman Catholicism |
Sophia Jagiellon of Poland (Polish: Zofia Jagiellonka; 13 July 1522 – 28 May 1575), a member of the Jagiellonian dynasty, was a Polish princess and Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1556 to 1568 by her marriage with Duke Henry V.
Sophia was born in Kraków, a daughter of King Sigismund I of Poland (1467–1548) and his second wife, the Italian princess Bona Sforza (1494–1557). She was the third of her parents' six children and raised at the royal court of Wawel Castle with her siblings including Isabella Jagiellon, Sigismund II Augustus, Anna Jagiellon, Catherine Jagiellon and Albert Jagiellon.
Sophia's maternal grandparents were Gian Galeazzo Sforza and Isabella of Naples, daughter of Alfonso II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza. Sophia's paternal grandparents were Casimir IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Habsburg, daughter of King Albert II of Germany and his wife Elisabeth (II) of Bohemia.
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