Person    | Female  Born 20/3/1224  Died 29/5/1275

Sophia, Duchess of Brabant

Categories: Royalty

Countries: Germany

Duchess. Born in Wartburg Castle, near Eisenach in Thuringia, Germany. She married Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Lothier and was the heiress of Hesse which she passed on to her son, Henry upon her retention of the territory following her partial victory in the War of the Thuringian Succession. Died in Marburg.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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