42:
243:
of
Mecklenburg. After John's death, Sophie went into a convent, and vowed perpetual chastity. But Magnus II was very attached to securing the border with Pomerania and therefore interested in a marriage with Sophie. He asked several priests for advice on how to set aside the vow, but this was in
358:
blanket, first covered her tomb at the main altar of the church of the Black
Monastery in Wismar until 1880. It was then moved to St. Mary's Church, also in Wismar, and after its destruction to the northern side chapel of the Nikolai Church, also in Wismar.
244:
vain. He married Sophie on 29 May 1478 anyway, against the ecclesiastical laws. The pope did not sentence Magnus for this transgression; instead he awarded him the Golden Rose of Virtue, the highest ecclesiastical honors. On 3 April 1486 Sophie finally got
222:
was made the residence in 1491, the ducal administration was organised in a chancery, a well-regulated tax collection was introduced and peace and stability were maintained. For political reasons, the Duchy of
41:
339:
over two decades later, Sophie insisted on being buried far from home. Whereas all her relatives on the
Mecklenburg side, including her husband, had been buried in
323:
718:
280:
142:
573:
347:
as the final resting place. Sophie's funeral was the first of the ducal house in Wismar and - apart from her sister
Margaret, the widow of
17:
218:(1454-1523), who ruled the country for almost fifty years as a unified territory. Under Bogislaw X, Pomerania experienced a golden age:
918:
883:
634:
515:
421:
316:
158:
348:
300:
245:
240:
126:
47:
903:
215:
754:
541:
395:
336:
296:
290:
256:
236:
150:
146:
136:
898:
479:
204:
168:
252:, on the condition she provide three poor people annually with white woolen clothes in memory of the Virgin Mary.
208:
178:
310:
306:
154:
453:
284:
267:
262:, (1479–1552), Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; married three times. Firstly, on 12 December 1505, he married
812:
33:
908:
692:
263:
270:, with whom he also had issue. Finally, he married Ursula of Saxe-Lauenburg, with whom he had no issue.
913:
879:
867:
780:
303:, and had issue. Married secondly, on 7 September 1519, Otto of Solms-Laubach and had issue.
116:
660:
892:
340:
355:
224:
354:
The bronze grave slab with the life-sized image of the
Duchess resting on a
872:
The Art and
Historical Monuments of the grand duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
299:, (1485–1525), Landgravine of Hesse; married firstly, on 20 October 1500,
283:, (18 December 1481 – 12 July 1503 in Torgau); married, on 1 March 1500,
219:
111:
876:
The district courts Wismar, Grevesmühlen, Rehna, Gadebusch and
Schwerin
322:(1486–1547), Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow; married, on 17 January 1524,
274:
344:
197:
103:
94:
85:
73:
266:, with whom he had issue. He married secondly, on 12 June 1513,
273:
Dorothea of
Mecklenburg (21 October 1480 – 1 September 1537 in
249:
200:), was Duchess of Mecklenburg by marriage from 1478 to 1504.
309:, (1487–1561), Duchess of Saxony; married, on 6 July 1512,
277:), Abbess in the Ribnitz monastery from 24 February 1498.
227:
was anxious to see a merger with the House of
Pomerania.
371:
Ancestors of Sophie of
Pomerania, Duchess of Mecklenburg
878:, Schwerin 1898, reprint Schwerin 1992, p. 54ff,
174:
164:
132:
122:
110:
79:
67:
54:
25:
598:1. Sophie of Pomerania, Duchess of Mecklenburg
8:
293:, (1483–1508), Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
376:
367:
40:
22:
719:Sophie of Pomerania, Duchess of Pomerania
343:, she chose the Dominican monastery in
235:Sophie of Pomerania was the fiancée of
734:
614:
610:
600:
495:
385:
381:
810:
800:
796:
784:
778:
768:
752:
742:
738:
722:
716:
706:
690:
680:
676:
664:
658:
648:
632:
622:
618:
597:
587:
571:
561:
557:
545:
539:
529:
513:
503:
499:
483:
477:
467:
451:
441:
437:
425:
419:
409:
393:
389:
71:26 April 1504 (aged 43–44)
7:
351:, on 27 March 1526 - also the last.
143:Sophie, Electoral Princess of Saxony
18:Sophie of Pomerania (disambiguation)
239:, the brother of her later husband
542:Sophia of Saxe-Lauenburg-Ratzeburg
14:
635:Bogislaw VIII, Duke of Pomerania
516:Eric IV, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
422:Wartislaw IX, Duke of Pomerania
159:Albert VII, Duke of Mecklenburg
301:William II, Landgrave of Hesse
127:Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg
1:
190:
58:
755:Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia
574:Sophia of Brunswick-Lüneburg
396:Barnim VI, Duke of Pomerania
337:Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
297:Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
237:John VI, Duke of Mecklenburg
205:Eric II of Pomerania-Wolgast
155:Catherine, Duchess of Saxony
147:Eric II, Duke of Mecklenburg
137:Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg
99:(until church's destruction)
187:Sophie of Pomerania-Stettin
27:Sophie of Pomerania-Stettin
935:
919:Mothers of German monarchs
728:
612:
489:
480:Eric II, Duke of Pomerania
383:
169:Eric II, Duke of Pomerania
151:Anna, Landgravine of Hesse
15:
798:
790:
762:
740:
736:
700:
678:
670:
642:
620:
616:
581:
559:
551:
523:
501:
497:
461:
439:
431:
403:
387:
209:Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp
179:Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp
46:Sophie with her husband,
39:
32:
454:Veronica of Hohenzollern
311:Henry IV, Duke of Saxony
307:Catherine of Mecklenburg
287:of Saxony and had issue.
203:She was the daughter of
140:Dorothea of Mecklenburg
268:Helen of the Palatinate
207:(d. 1474) and his wife
196:– 26 April 1504,
813:Alexandra of Lithuania
34:Duchess of Mecklenburg
264:Ursula of Brandenburg
904:House of Mecklenburg
16:For other uses, see
324:Anna of Brandenburg
93:St. Mary's Church,
693:Sophie of Holstein
335:Like her daughter
285:John the Steadfast
231:Marriage and issue
899:House of Griffins
874:, second volume,
858:
857:
854:
853:
184:
183:
100:
91:
84:Black Monastery,
926:
868:Friedrich Schlie
781:Maria of Masovia
377:
368:
313:, and had issue.
214:Her brother was
195:
192:
117:House of Griffin
106:
102:Nikolai Church,
98:
89:
63:
60:
44:
23:
934:
933:
929:
928:
927:
925:
924:
923:
889:
888:
864:
859:
365:
333:
233:
193:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
139:
101:
97:
92:
88:
83:
72:
61:
50:
28:
21:
12:
11:
5:
932:
930:
922:
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
891:
890:
887:
886:
863:
860:
856:
855:
852:
851:
849:
847:
845:
843:
841:
839:
837:
835:
833:
831:
829:
827:
825:
822:
821:
819:
816:
815:
809:
806:
805:
802:
801:
799:
797:
795:
792:
791:
789:
786:
785:
783:
777:
774:
773:
770:
769:
767:
764:
763:
761:
758:
757:
751:
748:
747:
744:
743:
741:
739:
737:
735:
733:
730:
729:
727:
724:
723:
721:
715:
712:
711:
708:
707:
705:
702:
701:
699:
696:
695:
689:
686:
685:
682:
681:
679:
677:
675:
672:
671:
669:
666:
665:
663:
657:
654:
653:
650:
649:
647:
644:
643:
641:
638:
637:
631:
628:
627:
624:
623:
621:
619:
617:
615:
613:
611:
609:
606:
605:
602:
601:
599:
596:
593:
592:
589:
588:
586:
583:
582:
580:
577:
576:
570:
567:
566:
563:
562:
560:
558:
556:
553:
552:
550:
547:
546:
544:
538:
535:
534:
531:
530:
528:
525:
524:
522:
519:
518:
512:
509:
508:
505:
504:
502:
500:
498:
496:
494:
491:
490:
488:
485:
484:
482:
476:
473:
472:
469:
468:
466:
463:
462:
460:
457:
456:
450:
447:
446:
443:
442:
440:
438:
436:
433:
432:
430:
427:
426:
424:
418:
415:
414:
411:
410:
408:
405:
404:
402:
399:
398:
392:
390:
388:
386:
384:
382:
380:
373:
372:
366:
364:
361:
332:
329:
328:
327:
326:and had issue.
314:
304:
294:
288:
278:
271:
232:
229:
182:
181:
176:
172:
171:
166:
162:
161:
134:
130:
129:
124:
120:
119:
114:
108:
107:
81:
77:
76:
69:
65:
64:
56:
52:
51:
45:
37:
36:
30:
29:
26:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
931:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
896:
894:
885:
884:3-910179-06-1
881:
877:
873:
869:
866:
865:
861:
850:
848:
846:
844:
842:
840:
838:
836:
834:
832:
830:
828:
826:
824:
823:
820:
818:
817:
814:
808:
807:
804:
803:
794:
793:
788:
787:
782:
776:
775:
772:
771:
766:
765:
760:
759:
756:
750:
749:
746:
745:
732:
731:
726:
725:
720:
714:
713:
710:
709:
704:
703:
698:
697:
694:
688:
687:
684:
683:
674:
673:
668:
667:
662:
656:
655:
652:
651:
646:
645:
640:
639:
636:
630:
629:
626:
625:
608:
607:
604:
603:
595:
594:
591:
590:
585:
584:
579:
578:
575:
569:
568:
565:
564:
555:
554:
549:
548:
543:
537:
536:
533:
532:
527:
526:
521:
520:
517:
511:
510:
507:
506:
493:
492:
487:
486:
481:
475:
474:
471:
470:
465:
464:
459:
458:
455:
449:
448:
445:
444:
435:
434:
429:
428:
423:
417:
416:
413:
412:
407:
406:
401:
400:
397:
391:
379:
378:
375:
374:
370:
369:
362:
360:
357:
352:
350:
346:
342:
341:Doberan Abbey
338:
330:
325:
321:
320:
315:
312:
308:
305:
302:
298:
295:
292:
289:
286:
282:
279:
276:
272:
269:
265:
261:
260:
259:the Peaceable
255:
254:
253:
251:
247:
242:
238:
230:
228:
226:
221:
217:
212:
210:
206:
201:
199:
188:
180:
177:
173:
170:
167:
163:
160:
156:
152:
148:
144:
138:
135:
131:
128:
125:
121:
118:
115:
113:
109:
105:
96:
87:
82:
78:
75:
70:
66:
57:
53:
49:
43:
38:
35:
31:
24:
19:
909:1460s births
875:
871:
353:
334:
319:the Handsome
318:
317:Albert VII,
258:
246:dispensation
234:
213:
202:
186:
185:
112:Noble family
90:(until 1880)
914:1504 deaths
661:Bogusław IX
356:Pomegranate
225:Mecklenburg
211:(d. 1497).
194: 1460
62: 1460
893:Categories
862:References
216:Bogislaw X
363:Ancestors
349:Balthasar
257:Henry V,
248:from her
241:Magnus II
123:Spouse(s)
48:Magnus II
220:Szczecin
291:Eric II
275:Ribnitz
882:
345:Wismar
281:Sophie
198:Wismar
175:Mother
165:Father
104:Wismar
95:Wismar
86:Wismar
80:Buried
74:Wismar
331:Death
133:Issue
880:ISBN
811:15.
753:14.
691:13.
633:12.
572:11.
514:10.
68:Died
55:Born
779:7.
717:3.
659:6.
540:5.
478:2.
452:9.
420:4.
394:8.
250:vow
895::
870::
191:c.
59:c.
189:(
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
