Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark
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| Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark and Norway | |
|---|---|
| Electoress of Saxony | |
| Tenure | 22 August 1680 – 12 September 1691 |
| Spouse | John George III, Elector of Saxony |
| Issue | |
| John George IV Frederick Augustus I |
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| House | House of Wettin House of Oldenburg |
| Father | Frederick III of Denmark |
| Mother | Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Born | 1 September 1647 Flensburg |
| Died | 1 July 1717 (aged 69) Prettin |
| Burial | Freiberg Cathedral |
Anna Sophie of Denmark and Norway (Flensburg, September 1, 1647 – Prettin, July 1, 1717) was Electress of Saxony.
She was the eldest daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark (1609–1670) and his wife Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1628–1685), daughter of George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
[edit] Marriage and issue
She married on October 9, 1666 with John George III, Elector of Saxony (1647–1691).
They had two children:
- Johann Georg IV (Dresden, October 18, 1668 – died of smallpox, Dresden, 28 May 1694), successor of his father as Elector.
- Frederick Augustus I (Dresden, May 22, 1670 – Warsaw, February 1, 1733), successor of his brother as Elector and later as August the Strong King of Poland.
[edit] Source
- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
