Background
Sophia was born in Krakow, the third of her parents" six children.
Sophia was born in Krakow, the third of her parents" six children.
Her siblings included: Isabella Jagiellon, Sigismund II Augustus, Anna Jagiellon, Catherine Jagiellon and Albert Jagiellon. Sophia"s maternal grandparents were Gian Galeazzo Sforza and Isabella of Naples, daughter of Alfonso II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza. He had previously been married to Mary of Württemberg, with whom he had eight children.
This marriage proved childless.
On June 11, 1568 Sophia was widowed. Julius did not honor the terms of the agreement and 1573, Sophia had to ask for help from Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor.
She died on 28 May 1575 at Schöningen. She was buried in the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wolfenbüttel.
