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Anna of Saxony (23 December 1544 – 18 December 1577) was the heiress of Maurice, Elector of Saxony, and Agnes, eldest daughter of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. [1] Maurice's only son, Albert, died in infancy.
In spite of having left two daughters to inherit the rights to the duchy, the House of Welf usurped the duchy, preventing the succession of the legitimate heiress, Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg, and resucceeded with its Brunswick and Lunenburg- Celle line.
NameReignNotes838 – 840Comes et marchio850 – 12 March 864 or 866Comes et marchio12 March 864 or 866 – 2 February 880Comes et marchio2 February 880 – 30 November 912first Duke of the Younger stem duchyAnna of Saxony (1544-77) was 9, when her father, Maurice of Saxony (1521-53), died from battle wounds, and at 11 Anna lost her mother, Agnes of Hesse (1527-55). Anna grew up as an only surviving child, much indulged, with a strong sense of her own importance.
Nov 4, 2015 · She was born on 23 December 1544 in Dresden as the daughter of Maurice, Elector of Saxony and Agnes of Hesse. She would be their only surviving child and she grew up in the court of the Saxony ...
Dec 21, 2023 · Wealthy and self absorbed Princess Anna of Saxony married William the Silent, Prince of Orange in 1561. Their union was miserable. She had an affair with Jan Rubens, the father of artist Peter Paul Rubens. Her punishment for adultery and bearing a child was merciless.
Sep 3, 2010 · Anna of Saxony. Anna was the first born child of Moritz, Elector of Saxony and his wife, Agnes Hesse. Their son, Alberto, was born a year later, but when he was only five months old, he died. Anna was an ugly daughter, her hunched back and lameness exaserbated her uncomely fetures.
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Born on December 23, 1544; died on December 18, 1577; daughter of Agnes of Hesse (1527–1555) and Maurice, elector of Saxony; became second wife of William I the Silent (1533–1584), prince of Orange, count of Nassau, stadholder of Holland, Zealand, and Utrecht (r. 1572–1584), on August 24, 1561 (divorced in 1574); children: Maurice, prince ...
