Duchess Sophie of Prussia explained

Duchess Sophie
Succession:Duchess consort of Courland and Semigallia
Reign:22 October 1609 - 4 December 1610
Reign-Type:Tenure
House:House of Hohenzollern (by birth)
Kettler family (by marriage)
Father:Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
Mother:Marie Eleonore of Cleves
Issue:Jacob Kettler
Birth Place:Königsberg, Duchy of Prussia
Death Place:Goldingen, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia

Duchess Sophie of Prussia (c. 31 March 1582 – c. 24 November 1610) was a German princess of the Duchy of Prussia, a fief of Kingdom of Poland and a member of the House of Hohenzollern.

Sophie was the daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia, and Marie Eleonore of Cleves. She was courted by Wilhelm Kettler, son of Gotthard Kettler of Courland and Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Their marriage contract was signed in Königsberg on 5 January 1609. Sophie died on 24 November 1610, four weeks after the birth of her only son, Jacob, who later succeeded his paternal uncle Friedrich Kettler as Duke of Courland.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Duke William (1574–1640) and Duchess Sophie (1582–1610). From Duke Gotthard till Duke James. Latvian State Historical Archives in Riga. 16 December 2011. 18 August 2013.