Sophia I
Abbess of Gandersheim
b. 975 · d. 30 Jan 1039
Sophia I, a member of the royal Ottonian dynasty, was Abbess of Gandersheim from 1002, and from 1011 also Abbess of Essen. The daughter of Emperor Otto II and his consort Theophanu, she was an important kingmaker in medieval Germany.
Related people
- Otto II child of · traditional
- Theophanu child of · traditional
- Otto III sibling of · traditional
- Adelaide I sibling of · traditional
- Matilda of Germany, Countess Palatine of Lotharingia sibling of · traditional
Places
- Gandersheim Abbey death
- Bad Gandersheim death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.