Anna of Holstein-Gottorp
{{Short description|German noblewoman}}
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| name = Anna of Holstein-Gottorp
| image = Sarg anna.jpg
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| house = House of Holstein-Gottorp
| father = Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp
| mother = Christine of Hesse
| spouse = Enno III of Ostfriesland
| issue = {{plainlist|
- Anna Maria, Countess of Ostfriesland
- Rudolf Christian, Count of Ostfriesland
- Ulrich II, Count of Ostfriesland
}}
| birth_date = 27 February 1575
| birth_place = Gottorp
| death_date = {{death date and age|1610|4|24|1575|2|27|df=yes}}
| death_place =
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Anna of Holstein-Gottorp (27 February 1575 – 24 April 1610)H. F. W. Perizonius: Geschichte Ostfrieslands. Nach den besten Quellen bearbeitet. 4 Bände. Risius, Weener 1868–1869 (Nachdruck: Schuster, Leer 1974, ISBN 3-7963-0068-5). trans-title=History of East Frisia. Edited According to the Best Sources was a noblewoman from the Holy Roman Empire, member of the House of Holstein-Gottorp by birth and House of Hesse by marriage.
Early life
Anna was born as the seventh child and fourth daughter of Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife, Landgravine Christine of Hesse (daughter of Landgrave Philip I of Hesse).
Personal life
On 28 January 1598, she married Count Enno III of Ostfriesland, elder son of Count Edzard II of Ostfriesland and his wife Princess Katarina of Sweden, eldest daughter of King Gustav I of Sweden. He was previously married to Countess Walburgis of Rietberg. They had the following children:
- Anna Maria, Countess of Ostfriesland (1601–1634), married Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1588–1658)
- Rudolf Christian, Count of Ostfriesland (1602–1628)
- Ulrich II, Count of Ostfriesland (1605–1648)
Ancestry
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|1= 1. Anna of Holstein-Gottorp
|2= 2. Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
|3= 3. Christine of Hesse
|4= 4. Frederick I of Denmark
|5= 5. Sophie of Pomerania
|6= 6. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
|7= 7. Christine of Saxony
|8= 8. Christian I of Denmark
|9= 9. Dorothea of Brandenburg
|10= 10. Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania
|11= 11. Anna Jagiellon
|12= 12. William II, Landgrave of Hesse
|13= 13. Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
|14= 14. George, Duke of Saxony
|15= 15. Barbara Jagiellon
|16= 16. Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg
|17= 17. Hedvig of Holstein
|18= 18. John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
|19= 19. Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg
|20= 20. Eric II, Duke of Pomerania
|21= 21. Sophie of Pomerania
|22= 22. Casimir IV Jagiellon
|23= 23. Elisabeth of Austria
|24= 24. Louis II, Landgrave of Hesse
|25= 25. Matilda of Württemberg-Urach
|26= 26. Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Güstrow
|27= 27. Sophie of Pomerania-Wolgast
|28= 28. Albert III, Duke of Saxony
|29= 29. Sidonie of Poděbrady
|30= 30. Casimir IV Jagiellon (same as 22)
|31= 31. Elisabeth of Austria (same as 23)
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References
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Category:Noblewomen from the Holy Roman Empire
Category:House of Holstein-Gottorp
Category:Countesses of East Frisia
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