Countess Sofie (of Solms-Laubach)1

F, #14032, b. 15 May 1594, d. 16 May 1651
Father*Count Johann Georg I (of Solms-Laubach)1 b. 26 Nov 1547, d. 29 Aug 1600
Mother*Margarethe von Schonburg1 b. 1554, d. 29 Jun 1606
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Names and Titles

Married: Countess of Brandenburg-Ansbach.1
Countess Sofie (of Solms-Laubach) was born on 15 May 1594 of Laubach, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt.1 She was the daughter of Count Johann Georg I (of Solms-Laubach) and Margarethe von Schonburg.1 Countess Sofie (of Solms-Laubach) married Margrave Joachim Ernst (of Brandenburg-Ansbach), son of Elector Johann Georg (of Brandenburg) and Princess Elisabeth (of Anhalt), on 14 October 1612 in Mittelfranken, Bavaria.1 Countess Sofie (of Solms-Laubach) died on 16 May 1651 in Plhotzkau, Anhalt, Germany, at age 57.1
Sofie's father Count Johann Georg I (of Solms-Laubach) died on 29 August 1600 in Laubach, Oberhessen, Hesse Darmstadt.1 Sofie's mother Margarethe von Schonburg died on 29 June 1606 in Oberpfalz, Bavaria.1 Countess Sofie (of Solms-Laubach) became the mother of Princess Sofie (of Brandenburg-Ansbach) on 10 June 1614.1 Countess Sofie (of Solms-Laubach) became the mother of Margrave Friedrich (of Brandenburg-Ansbach) on 1 May 1616.1 Countess Sofie (of Solms-Laubach) became the mother of Count Albrecht (of Brandenburg-Ansbach) on 14 May 1617.1 Sofie's son Count Albrecht (of Brandenburg-Ansbach) died on 30 October 1617.1 Countess Sofie (of Solms-Laubach) became the mother of Margrave Albrecht (of Brandenburg-Ansbach) on 28 September 1620.1 Countess Sofie (of Solms-Laubach) became the mother of Count Christian (of Brandenburg-Ansbach) on 1 April 1623.1 Countess Sofie (of Solms-Laubach) became a widow with the death of her husband, Margrave Joachim Ernst (of Brandenburg-Ansbach) on 7 March 1625 in Mittelfranken, Bavaria, at age 41.1 Sofie's son Count Christian (of Brandenburg-Ansbach) died on 10 March 1633.1 Sofie's son Margrave Friedrich (of Brandenburg-Ansbach) died on 6 September 1634.1 Sofie's daughter Princess Sofie (of Brandenburg-Ansbach) died on 3 December 1646 in Bayreuth, Oberfranken, Bavaria.1

5 Children of Countess Sofie (of Solms-Laubach) and Margrave Joachim Ernst (of Brandenburg-Ansbach), son of Elector Johann Georg (of Brandenburg) and Princess Elisabeth (of Anhalt),

Children
Last Edited4 Feb 2004

Citations

  1. [S227] Samuel H. Sloan, ROYALFAM.GED (461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael CA: n.pub.). There are some wild errors in the data.