Burggräfin Sophie von Thüringen

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BURCHARD [V] ([1185/89]-[1246/2 Apr 1247]). Burggraf von Magdeburg. “Laici: Gevehardus de Querenvorde, Burchardus Magdeburgensis burcgravius...” witnessed the charter dated 21 Aug 1213 under which Albrecht Archbishop of Magdeburg granted “prefecture civitatis nostre, quod schulthedum wlgariter appellabatur” to “Teoderico de Parchem”[1673]. “Nos fratres Burchardus et Geuehardus in Querenforde”, with the consent of “cognati nostri Burchardi in Magdeburck burcrafii, qui nostram in omnibus propter annos pueriles gerit vicem”, donated woods “iuxta villam Horenberch...Bichenberch” to the hospital “in Hallo in ponte”, for the soul of “patris nostre pie memorie Geuehardi”, by charter dated 12 May 1217[1674]. “Burkardus Magdeburgensis curiæ burggravius et Sophia burggravia” confirmed that “comes Fridericus de Wildunghen et domina Lucardis uxor eiusdem et Ludewicus comes” had donated “bona in Hertoldeshausen in villa Safenhusen” to Kloster Aulesburg by undated charter[1675]. “Burchardus...burggravius de Magdeburg” donated property “in villa Herchensale” to Kloster Kaldenborn by charter dated 1246[1676]. He is named as deceased in his wife’s 2 Apr 1247 charter quoted below.

m SOPHIE von Thüringen, daughter of FRIEDRICH von Thüringen Graf von Ziegenhain & his wife Liutgard von Ziegenhain (-after 22 May 1251). “Burkardus Magdeburgensis curiæ burggravius et Sophia burggravia” confirmed that “comes Fridericus de Wildunghen et domina Lucardis uxor eiusdem et Ludewicus comes” had donated “bona in Hertoldeshausen in villa Safenhusen” to Kloster Aulesburg by undated charter[1677]. "Sophia nata quondam Friderici comitis de Wildungen, relicta Burchardi Burggravii Magdeburgensis" donated property to the archbishopric of Mainz by charter dated 2 Apr 1247[1678]. “Burchardus et Burchardus burggravii in Magdeburg” donated “silvam...Horne...apud villam Segeremesdorp” to Kloster Walkenried, with the consent of “matre sua domina Sophia”, by charter dated 22 May 1251[1679].

Burchard [IV] & his wife had two children:

(a) BURCHARD (-[1273]).

(b) BURCHARD (-1290)