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Duchess Sophie of Prussia
Duchess
Sophie of Prussia
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
.