Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of Brabant

Sophie of Thuringia
Duchess of Brabant and Lothier
Statue of Sophie of Thuringia, and her son Henry in Marburg
Born20 March 1224
Died29 May 1275 (aged 51)
Marburg
BuriedVillers Abbey, Brabant
Noble familyLudovingians
Spouse(s)Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Lothier
IssueHenry I, Landgrave of Hesse
Elizabeth of Brabant
FatherLudwig IV of Thuringia
MotherSt. Elisabeth of Hungary

Sophie of Thuringia (20 March 1224 – 29 May 1275) was the second wife and only Duchess consort of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Lothier. She 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 in which she was one of the belligerents. Sophie was the founder of the Brabant dynasty of Hesse.