Born about in Esztergom, Komárom-Esztergom, Hungary
Ancestors 
Daughter of Béla (Arpadhazi) Árpadházi
and Richeza (Piast) Árpadházi
Sister of
Géza (Arpadhazi) Hungary, László (Arpadhazi) of Hungary, Maria Hungary and Eufémia Árpadházi
Wife of
Ulrich (Weimar) von Istrien
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
Magnus (Billung) von Sachsen
— married
1070 in Sachsen, Germany
Descendants 
Mother of
Richardis (Istria) von Scheyern, Poppo (Istria) d'Istria, Eilika (Billung) von Sachsen and Wulfhild (Billung) von Sachsen
Died
at about age 55
in St Michaels, Luneburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jun 2015
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Biography
Sophia (Árpádházi) Sachsen is a member of the House of Árpád.
Margravine consort of Carniola and later Duchess consort of Saxony.
Sources
- Europäische Stammtafeln, Band I, Frank Baron Freytag von Loringhoven, 1975, Isenburg, W. K. Prinz von. Page 10. [1]
- Cawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands": A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families © by Charles Cawley, hosted by Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG). *See also: WikiTree's source page for MedLands.
- Roberts, Gary Boyd. The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States.
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Categories: House of Árpád
"Sophia of Hungary (c. 1050 – 18 June 1095), a member of the royal Árpád dynasty, was a Margravine of Istria and Carniola from about 1062 until 1070, by her first marriage with Margrave Ulric I, as well as Duchess of Saxony from 1072 until her death, by her second marriage with Duke Magnus Billung.
Life Sophia was the daughter of King Béla I of Hungary (c. 1020 – 1063) and his consort Richeza of Poland. Her father, ruler in the former Principality of Nitra at the time of her birth, fled to Poland during dynastical struggles with his brother King Andrew I. In 1060 he returned to Hungary and, with Polish support, assumed the throne at Esztergom.
Béla's daughter Sophia initially was engaged to Margrave William of Meissen, who had been sent to Hungary with an Imperial army by Dowager Empress Agnes of Poitou. William was arrested by Béla, who nevertheless admired his bravery. However, he died unexpectedly in 1062, before he could marry Sophia. She then married his nephew Margrave Ulric I of Carniola. Her husband, a loyal supporter of the German royal Salian dynasty, made use of his excellent contacts with the Hungarian ruler and enlarged his Istrian territories against the resistance of the Patriarchs of Aquileia and the Republic of Venice. By 1063, he held extended estates along the Adriatic coast down to Fiume (Rijeka) which later were elevated to the Duchy of Merania; his possessions were officially confirmed by King Henry IV of Germany.
After Ulrich's death in 1070, Sophia married the Billung prince Magnus (d. 1106), son of Duke Ordulf of Saxony. Magnus supported the rebellious Saxon count Otto of Nordheim and was arrested by the forces of King Henry IV; he even remained in captivity when he succeeded his father as duke in 1072. Not until August 1073, during the Saxon Rebellion, he was released from custody at Harzburg Castle. He later participated in the Great Saxon Revolt, but finally reconciled with King Henry."