Sophie of Brandenburg

Sophie of Brandenburg
Sophie of Brandenburg as princess
Born(1568-06-06)6 June 1568
Zechlin castle, Rheinsberg
Died7 December 1622(1622-12-07) (aged 54)
Colditz Castle
SpouseChristian I, Elector of Saxony
Issue
Detail
Christian II, Elector of Saxony
John George I, Elector of Saxony
Sophie, Duchess of Pomerania
Prince Augustus
Dorothea, Abbess of Quedlinburg
Names
Sophie of Brandenburg
HouseHohenzollern
FatherJohn George, Elector of Brandenburg
MotherSabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Sophie, Electress of Saxony

Sophie of Brandenburg (6 June 1568 – 7 December 1622) was Electress of Saxony by marriage to Christian I, Elector of Saxony. She was regent from 1591 to 1601 during the minority of their son Christian II.