Sophia I (975-1039)

"Sophia I (September 975 – 30 January 1039), 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." - (en.wikipedia.org 31.10.2019)

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What we know

Background

daughter of	Otto II [father of], Theophanu [mother of] ^↓

Sources & Mentions

Hubertus Seibert (1954-). 1999. "Otto II.". Neue Deutsche Biographie. 660-662. https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd118738747.html#ndbcontent

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