page_title: Sophia I, Abbess of Gandersheim
hierarchical_section_title: Sophia I, Abbess of Gandersheim
caption_attribution_description: English: Adelaide, Abbess of Quedlinburg and Sophia, Abbess of Gandersheim
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Adelaide of Quedlinburg and Sophia of Gandersheim, by Lucas Cranach (1546)
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