Duchess Sophie of Prussia

IssueJacob KettlerHouseHouse of Hohenzollern (by birth)
Kettler family (by marriage)FatherAlbert Frederick, Duke of PrussiaMotherMarie Eleonore of Cleves

Duchess Sophie of Prussia (c. 31 March 1582 – c. 24 November 1610) was a German princess of the Duchy of Prussia, a fief of Kingdom of Poland and a member of the House of Hohenzollern.

Sophie was the daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia, and Marie Eleonore of Cleves. She was courted by Wilhelm Kettler, son of Gotthard Kettler of Courland and Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Their marriage contract was signed in Königsberg on 5 January 1609. Sophie died on 24 November 1610, four weeks after the birth of her only son, Jacob, who later succeeded his paternal uncle Friedrich Kettler as Duke of Courland.^[1]

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Duchess Sophie of Prussia House of Hohenzollern Born: 31 March 1582 Died: 4 December 1610
Preceded by Elisabeth Magdalena of Pomerania	Duchess consort of Courland 1609–1610	Succeeded by Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg