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Sophia I

Abbess of Gandersheim
Person human Q469760

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[12]
Date of birth
975, 978[6]
Date of death
January 30, 1039
Place of death
Gandersheim Abbey, Bad Gandersheim[5]
Occupation
nun
Position held
Abbess of Gandersheim Abbey[10]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[11]
Father
Otto II[8]
Mother
Theophanu[9]
Sibling
Otto III, Adelaide I, Matilda of Germany, Countess Palatine of Lotharingia[20][21][22]
Work location
Bad Gandersheim[17]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Neue Deutsche Biographie[18][19]
Family
Ottonian dynasty[13]
Given name
Sophia, Sophie[15][16]
Place of burial
Gandersheim Abbey[7]
Religious order
Benedictines[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sophia I cs Žofie Saská de Sophia el Σοφία Α΄, Ηγουμένη του Γκάντερσχαϊμ και του Έσσεν es Sofía I de Gandersheim fr Sophie de Gandersheim it Sofia I di Gandersheim nl Sophia van Gandersheim pl Zofia ro Sofia ru София ru София Гандерсхаймская sv Sofia I zh 索菲亞 zh 索菲亞一世 zh 蘇菲
🔖 Identifiers · 11
VIAF cluster ID
3563061
GND ID
129821780
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Adelaide, Abbess of Quedlinburg and Sophia, Abbess of Gandersheim.jpg ↗
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00632672, cnp01946038, cnp01453538
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
129821780
Freebase ID
/m/06w321k
Genealogics.org person ID
I00080209
Museum-digital ID
71069
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1043225560
Personendatenbank Germania Sacra ID
058-04933-001
Sejm-Wielki.pl profile ID
dw.7906

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
nun, Nun, Nun
Sibling 3
Otto III, Matilda of Germany, Countess Palatine of Lotharingia, Adelaide I
Siblings 3
Otto III, Matilda of Germany, Countess Palatine of Lotharingia, Adelaide I
Given name 2
Sophia, Sophie
Parent of 2
Otto II, Theophanu
Place of death 2
Bad Gandersheim, Gandersheim Abbey
Described by source 1
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Family 1
Ottonian dynasty
Father 1
Otto II
Instance of 1
human
Mother 1
Theophanu
Place of burial 1
Gandersheim Abbey
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Religious order 1
Benedictines
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Sophia I was born in 975[1]. She died on January 30, 1039[2], in Gandersheim Abbey[3]. She worked as a nun[4].

FAQs

Where did Sophia I die?

Sophia I died in Gandersheim Abbey[3].

Who were Sophia I's parents?

Sophia I's father was Otto II[8]. Sophia I's mother was Theophanu[9].

What did Sophia I do for work?

Sophia I worked as a nun[4].

Related Entities

Otto II Otto III Theophanu

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Neue Deutsche Biographie
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  2. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Bad Gandersheim
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  3. 23w ago · Printstream · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Niedersächsische Personen ID → 1043225560
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