Anne of Ostfriesland
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Anne of Ostfriesland was the eldest daughter of Edzard II, Count of East Frisia
and his wife, Katarina Vasa, daughter of Gustav I of Sweden
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Anne married three times:
Anne had no living children by any of her husbands. She was buried in the Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg, but her grave is not preserved.
Edzard II, Count of East Frisia
Edzard II, Count of East Frisia was count of East Frisia, and the son of Enno II of East Frisia and Anna of Oldenburg....
and his wife, Katarina Vasa, daughter of Gustav I of Sweden
Gustav I of Sweden
Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....
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Anne married three times:
- First, on July 12, 1583 in Heidelberg, to the Palatine Elector Louis VILouis VI, Elector PalatineIn the history of the Holy Roman Empire, Louis VI, Elector Palatine was an Elector from the Palatinate-Simmern branch of the house of Wittelsbach. He was the first-born son of Frederick III, Elector Palatine and Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach...
. He died on October 22 of the same year.
- Second, Anne remarried on December 21, 1585, Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-DurlachErnest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-DurlachErnest Frederick of Baden-Durlach ruled the northern part of the Margraviate of Baden-Durlach. He came to power when he came of age in 1584. He founded the first Gymnasium Illustrie in the margraviate...
. He died April 14, 1604.
- Third, Anne married on March 7, 1617 in Grabow, Julius Henry, later Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg. The duke was 26 years younger than his wife and outlived her by many decades, dying on November 20, 1665.
Anne had no living children by any of her husbands. She was buried in the Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg, but her grave is not preserved.