Sophia of Bavaria

Sophia of Bavaria
Queen consort of Bohemia
Tenure2 May 1389 – 16 Aug 1419
Coronation13 March 1400
Queen consort of Germany
Tenure2 May 1389 – 20 August 1400
Born1376
Died4 November 1428 (aged 52)
Pressburg (now Bratislava)
Burial
SpouseWenceslaus, King of the Romans
FatherJohn II, Duke of Bavaria
MotherCatherine of Gorizia

Sophia of Bavaria (Czech: Žofie Bavorská; German: Sophie von Bayern; 1376 – 4 November 1428[1]) was a Queen of Bohemia and the spouse of Wenceslaus, King of Bohemia and King of the Romans. She was briefly interim regent of Bohemia after the death of Wenceslaus in 1419.

  1. ^ In a Munich archive, letters of Sophia from the years 1422–1427 have been found. B. Kopičková, Mnichovský fascikl č. 543. Korespondence královny Žofie z období březen 1422 – prosinec 1427. In: Mediaevalia Historica Bohemica 8, 2001, s. 121–138.