Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Von Oldenburg Queen Consort Of Scotland England And Ireland Princess Of Denmark Dutchess Of Lennox was born on 12 December 1574, in Silkeborg, Skanderborg, Denmark, her father, King Frederick Oldenburg II, was 40 and her mother, Queen Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow Queen of Denmark-Norway, was 17. She married James I Stuart King of Great Britain on 23 November 1589, in Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark. She died on 2 March 1619, in Hampton Court Palace, London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 44, and was buried in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
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- Christiane in entry for Jhone Stuart, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812
- Anne of Denmark, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1566–1625 Male
Children (8)
1594–1612 Male
1596–1662 Female
1598–1600 Female
1600–1649 Male
1602–1602 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1534–1588 Male
1557–1631 Female
Siblings (11)
1573–1626 Female
1575–1655 Female
1575– Female
1577–1648 Male
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Name Meaning
Altered form of Welsh Vaughan .
Chinese: variant of Wong .
Cambodian: written វ៉ុន, unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Ann Princess of Denmark
Anne was born on 12 December 1574 at the castle of Skanderborg on the Jutland Peninsula in the Kingdom of Denmark. Her birth came as a blow to her father, King Frederick II of Denmark, who was despera …
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