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Anne of Denmark (Danish: Anna; 12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was the wife of King James VI and I. She was Queen of Scotland from their marriage on 20 August 1589 and Queen of England and Ireland from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until her death in 1619.
Anne of Denmark (born Dec. 12, 1574—died March 2, 1619) was the queen consort of King James I of Great Britain and Ireland (James VI of Scotland); although she had little direct political influence, her extravagant expenditures contributed to the financial difficulties that plagued James’s regime.
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3 days ago · Anne, princess of Denmark (queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1702–14), oil painting by William Wissing, 1687. (more) Anne was the second daughter of James, duke of York (King James II, 1685–88), and Anne Hyde. Although her father was a Roman Catholic, she was reared a Protestant at the insistence of her uncle, King Charles II.
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Anne of Denmark (1574–1619) Danish princess, queen of Scotland, first queen consort of Great Britain, and patron of the arts. Name variations: Anna of Denmark. Born Anna at Skanderborg Castle, Jutland, Denmark, on December 12 (some sources cite October 14), 1574; died at Hampton Court, near London, on March 2 or 4, 1619; interred at ...
James I and Anne of Denmark. James Stuart was born at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland on 19th June 1566, the only son of Mary, Queen of Scots and her second husband Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. He was crowned James VI of Scotland in 1567 when he was just over one year old. James succeeded to the English throne as James I on the death of his cousin ...
Anne of Denmark lived from 12 December 1574 to 2 March 1619. Born, as her usually used name suggests, as a member of the Danish Royal Family, she became queen consort of King James I of England and VI of Scotland.
He united the thrones of England and Scotland when he succeeded Elizabeth I in 1603. At that time, James and Anne had three young children: Henry, heir apparent, who died in 1612, Elizabeth, and Charles (later Charles I). There had not been a royal family for the past 44 years. Elizabeth I had become dour and reclusive in her old age, her ...
