Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony
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Anne of Denmark or Anna (22 November 1532, Haderslev
– 1 October 1585, Dresden
) was Electress of Saxony and Margravine of Meissen. She was a member of the House of Oldenburg
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and his wife Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
. Anne learned needlework from her mother as well as, herbs, home care, agriculture. In 1548, she married Augustus I of Saxony ( "Father of August"). They went on to have fifteen children, eleven of them would die young. The couple took up residence at Weissenfels. Before each birth they took out their shrouds, so that they would be in an emergency at hand. She washed and churned herself, doctored her husband and also tried to gain influence on state affairs when court officials did not like the idea of "female domination" at the Saxon court. Elector August was furious, angry that he even changed his religious affiliation to his own form of Lutheranism
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Their Chancellor of Craco
died under torture, Philippist Peucer went to jail and others went into exile. To celebrate this event a medal was made, characterized "To commemorate the victory of orthodoxy over reason". Anne, very pleased with this development because it was close to even the orthodoxy and took the ancient right of the princesses. She remained irreconcilable, even when her daughter Elizabeth married John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern, Anne urged her daughter to stay away from her husband, which led to a severe marital crisis. John Casimir finally forbade the correspondence of his wife with her mother. When Elizabeth gave birth to a stillborn child, she said to her mother, it was better that her child was dead than a Calvinist.
Theu named Annaburg
in her honour. She set up two labs and put together an art book with recipes. She was in correspondence with famous doctors and trained young girls in traditional herbal medicine. Anna managed refugees, pregnant and sick. She founded the Anne's Church .In 1869, the so-called Anne Memorial by Robert Henze was built. Today it stands next to the ceremonial hall of the Anne Old Cemetery in Dresden
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Anne died in 1585 in Dresden
of Plague.
Haderslev
Haderslev is a town and municipality on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. Also included is the island of Årø as well as several other smaller islands in the Little Belt. The municipality covers and has a population of 56,414 . Its mayor is Jens Christian Gjesing,...
– 1 October 1585, Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
) was Electress of Saxony and Margravine of Meissen. She was a member of the House of Oldenburg
House of Oldenburg
The House of Oldenburg is a North German dynasty and one of Europe's most influential Royal Houses with branches that rule or have ruled in Denmark, Russia, Greece, Norway, Schleswig, Holstein, Oldenburg and Sweden...
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Life
Anne was the eldest child of King Christian III of DenmarkChristian III of Denmark
Christian III reigned as king of Denmark and Norway. He was the eldest son of King Frederick I and Anna of Brandenburg.-Childhood:...
and his wife Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg , consort of Christian III from 1525 and Queen consort of Denmark and Norway. She was daughter of Duke Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Catherine, daughter of Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
. Anne learned needlework from her mother as well as, herbs, home care, agriculture. In 1548, she married Augustus I of Saxony ( "Father of August"). They went on to have fifteen children, eleven of them would die young. The couple took up residence at Weissenfels. Before each birth they took out their shrouds, so that they would be in an emergency at hand. She washed and churned herself, doctored her husband and also tried to gain influence on state affairs when court officials did not like the idea of "female domination" at the Saxon court. Elector August was furious, angry that he even changed his religious affiliation to his own form of Lutheranism
Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
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Their Chancellor of Craco
Craco
Craco is a commune and medieval village located in the Region of Basilicata and the Province of Matera in Italy. About 25 miles inland from the Gulf of Taranto at the instep of the “boot” of Italy...
died under torture, Philippist Peucer went to jail and others went into exile. To celebrate this event a medal was made, characterized "To commemorate the victory of orthodoxy over reason". Anne, very pleased with this development because it was close to even the orthodoxy and took the ancient right of the princesses. She remained irreconcilable, even when her daughter Elizabeth married John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern, Anne urged her daughter to stay away from her husband, which led to a severe marital crisis. John Casimir finally forbade the correspondence of his wife with her mother. When Elizabeth gave birth to a stillborn child, she said to her mother, it was better that her child was dead than a Calvinist.
Theu named Annaburg
Annaburg
Annaburg is a small town in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was the seat of the former Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Annaburg-Prettin.- Constituent communities :Annaburg has two centres, one also called Annaburg, and the other Purzien....
in her honour. She set up two labs and put together an art book with recipes. She was in correspondence with famous doctors and trained young girls in traditional herbal medicine. Anna managed refugees, pregnant and sick. She founded the Anne's Church .In 1869, the so-called Anne Memorial by Robert Henze was built. Today it stands next to the ceremonial hall of the Anne Old Cemetery in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
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Anne died in 1585 in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
of Plague.
Children
- John Henry (b. Weissenfels, 5 May 1550 - d. Weissenfels, 12 November 1550).
- Eleanor (b. Wolkenstein, 2 May 1551 - d. Wolkenstein, 24 April 1553).
- ElisabethElisabeth of SaxonyElisabeth of Saxony was an Saxon princess from the House of Wettin by birth and by marriage Countess Palatine of Simmern.- Life :...
(b. Wolkenstein, 18 October 1552 - d. imprisoned in Heidelberg, 2 April 1590), married on 4 June 1570 to Count Palatine Johann Casimir of SimmernJohann Casimir of SimmernJohn Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern was a German prince and a younger son of Elector Frederick III, Count Palatine of the Rhine. A firm Calvinist, he was a leader of mercenary troops in the religious wars of the time, including the Dutch Revolt...
; they were separated in 1589. - Alexander (b. Dresden, 21 February 1554 - d. Dresden, 8 October 1565), Hereditary Elector of Saxony. http://www.royaltyguide.nl/images-families/wettin/saxonyalbert1/1554%20Alexander.jpg
- Magnus (b. Dresden, 24 September 1555 - d. Dresden, 6 November 1558).
- Joachim (b. Dresden, 3 May 1557 - d. Dresden, 21 November 1557).
- Hector (b. Dresden, 7 October 1558 - d. Dresden, 4 April 1560).
- Christian I (b. Dresden, 29 October 1560 - d. Dresden, 25 September 1591), successor of his father in the Electorship.
- Marie (b. Torgau, 8 March 1562 - d. Torgau, 6 January 1566).
- DorotheaDorothea of SaxonyDorothea of Saxony was a Saxon princess from the House of Wettin and by marriage Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.- Life :Dorothy was a daughter of the Elector Augustus of Saxony from his marriage to Anna , daughter King of the Christian III of Denmark...
(b. Dresden, 4 October 1563 - d. Wolfenbüttel, 13 February 1587), married on 26 September 1585 to Duke Heinrich Julius of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelHenry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgHenry Julius was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and prince of Wolfenbüttel from 1589 until his death. In 1576 he had become the first rector of the Protestant University of Helmstedt.- Life :...
. - Amalie (b. Dresden, 28 January 1565 - d. Dresden, 2 July 1565).
- Anne (b. Dresden, 16 November 1567 - d. imprisoned in Veste Coburg, 27 January 1613), married on 16 January 1586 to Duke Johann Casimir of Saxe-Eisenach; they divorced in 1593.
- Augustus (b. Dresden, 23 October 1569 - d. Dresden, 12 February 1570).
- Adolf (b. Stolpen, 8 August 1571 - d. Dresden, 12 March 1572).
- Frederick (b. Annaberg, 18 June 1575 - d. Annaberg, 24 January 1577).
Ancestry
Literature
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- Otto Posse: The House of Wettin. Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, 1897.
- Konrad Sturmhoefel: Princess Anna of Saxony. A political and sittengeschichtliches picture of life from the XVI. Century. Haberland, Leipzig 1905.
- Otto Eduard Schmidt: Saxon raids. Grunow, Leipzig, 1913.
- Thomas Klein: The battle for the 2nd Reformation in Saxony 1586-91. In: Mitteldt. Research. Vol 25, Cologne / Graz 1962nd
- Dr. Hellmut robbers Gardening and landscape design. In: The Union. 4. June 1994.
- Reinhard Delau: From the history of Ostragehege (3): rise and fall of the Ostra chamber estate. In: SZ 1 November 1995.
- Heath Inhetveen: Agrarpionierinnen. Women as bearers of the agricultural progress. In: Hermann Heidrich (ed.): Ms worlds. Work, life, politics and prospects in the country. Verl Franconian Open-air Museum, Bath Windsheim 1999, ISBN 3-926834-41-2.
- Katrin Keller: Princess Anna of Saxony. Of possibilities and limits of a "mother country". ) In: *Jan Hirschbiegel, Werner Paravicini (ed.: The Women's Room. The woman at the court in late medieval and early modern. Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-7995-4511-5 (Residence Bd 11).
- Ursula Schlude: The Hofhalterin. Princess Anna of Saxony 1532 - 1585. WDR television series "Women of the Renaissance", WDR 2000, 15 min.
- Ursula Schlude, Heath Inhetveen, Albrecht High: From the shops of the Princess. In: Research (Magazine of the DFG), 2 (2005), p. 22-24