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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 was born on 12 December 1574 at the castle of Skanderborg on the Jutland Peninsula in Denmark, the second daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. Along with her older sister, Elizabeth, Anne spent her early years at Güstrow in Germany with her maternal grandparents, Duke Ulrich and Duchess ...
Mar 20, 2024 · Sophie met Prince Edward, Anne’s youngest brother, in 1987, marrying him in 1993 at an dazzling event attended by all of the royal family. The Duchess is known to have been considered a ‘second daughter’ to the late Queen, supporting her both in public duty and privately.
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Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark and Norway (1 September 1647 – 1 July 1717) was the eldest daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Electress of Saxony from 1680 to 1691 as the wife of John George III.
Jun 27, 2023 · Anne of Denmark, was a princess of Denmark and Norway. By her marriage to James VI/I of Scotland and England she became Queen Consort of Scotland on 17 May 1590 and Queen Consort of Great Britain on 25 July 1603. Anne was born on 12 December 1574 at the castle of Skanderborg on the Jutland Peninsula in the Kingdom of Denmark.
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- March 2, 1619
Born 1574, Skanderborg Castle [Jutland] Died 1619, Hampton Court Palace. Anne was the daughter of Frederick II, King of Denmark. She married James VI of Scotland in 1589. Anne was mother of eight children, only three of whom survived childhood - Henry, Prince of Wales, Charles I and Elizabeth of Bohemia ('The Winter Queen').
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Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark (1 September 1647 – 1 July 1717) was the eldest daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Electress of Saxony from 1680 to 1691 as the wife of John George III. Contents. 1 Early life and marriage. 2 Dowager Electress. 3 Issue. 4 Ancestry. 5 Literature. 6 References.
