Anna of Brandenburg (1487–1514)

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Anna of Brandenburg (1487–1514)

Danish royal. Name variations: Anna von Brandenburg. Born on August 27, 1487; died on May 3, 1514, in Kiel; daughter of Margaret of Saxony (1449–1501) and John Cicero (1455–1499), elector of Brandenburg (r. 1486–1499); became first wife of Frederick I, king of Denmark and Norway (r. 1523–1533), on April 10, 1502; children: Christian III (1503–1559), king of Denmark and Norway (r. 1534–1559); Hans; Dorothea Oldenburg (1504–1547, who married Albert, duke of Prussia).

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