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Anna of Holstein-Gottorp

Born	27 February 1575 Gottorp
Died	24 April 1610(1610-04-24) (aged 35)
Noble family	House of Holstein-Gottorp
Spouse(s)	Enno III of Ostfriesland
Issue	Anna Maria, Countess of Ostfriesland Rudolf Christian, Count of Ostfriesland Ulrich II, Count of Ostfriesland
Father	Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp
Mother	Christine of Hesse

Anna of Holstein-Gottorp (27 February 1575 – 24 April 1610) was a German noblewoman, 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

Ancestors of Anna of Holstein-Gottorp

16. Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg

8. Christian I of Denmark

17. Helvig of Schauenburg

4. Frederick I of Denmark

18. John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

9. Dorothea of Brandenburg

19. Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg

2. Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

20. Eric II, Duke of Pomerania

10. Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania

21. Sophie of Pomerania

5. Sophie of Pomerania

22. Casimir IV Jagiellon

11. Anna Jagiellon

23. Elisabeth of Austria

1. Anna of Holstein-Gottorp

24. Louis II, Landgrave of Hesse

12. William II, Landgrave of Hesse

25. Matilda of Württemberg-Urach

6. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse

26. Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Güstrow

13. Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

27. Sophie of Pomerania-Wolgast

3. Christine of Hesse

28. Albert III, Duke of Saxony

14. George, Duke of Saxony

29. Sidonie of Poděbrady

7. Christine of Saxony

30. Casimir IV Jagiellon (same as 22)

15. Barbara Jagiellon

31. Elisabeth of Austria (same as 23)

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