Anna Sophia of Denmark (1647–1717)
Anna Sophia of Denmark (1647–1717)
Electress of Saxony. Name variations: Anne Sophia Oldenburg. Born on September 11, 1647; died on July 1, 1717; daughter of Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneberg (1628–1685) and Frederick III (1609–1670), king of Denmark and Norway (r. 1648–1670); married John George III (1647–1691), elector of Saxony (r. 1680–1691), on October 19, 1666; children: John George IV (1668–1694), elector of Saxony (r. 1691–1694); Frederick Augustus I the Strong (1670–1733), elector of Saxony (r. 1694–1733), king of Poland (r. 1697–1704, 1709–1733).
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