Sophia I, Abbess of Gandersheim
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Sophia I (September 975[1] – 30 January 1039), a member of the royal Ottonian dynasty, was Abbess of Gandersheim from 1002, and from 1011 also Abbess of Essen. The daughter of Emperor Otto II and his consort Theophanu, she was an important kingmaker in medieval Germany.[2]
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Sophia I | |
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![]() Adelaide of Quedlinburg and Sophia of Gandersheim, by Lucas Cranach (1546) | |
Abbess of Gandersheim | |
Reign | 1002–1039 |
Predecessor | Gerberga II |
Successor | Adelaide II |
Abbess of Essen | |
Reign | 1011–1039 |
Predecessor | Mathilde |
Successor | Theophanu |
Born | September 975(?) |
Died | 30 January 1039 Gandersheim Abbey, Saxony |
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Dynasty | Ottonian |
Father | Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor |
Mother | Empress Theophanu |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
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