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Anna of Saxony

1544 - 1577

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Anna of Saxony (23 December 1544 – 18 December 1577) was the daughter of Maurice, Elector of Saxony, and Agnes of Hesse. Her wealth drew many suitors; she ultimately accepted the proposal of widowed William the Silent, and they were married on 25 August 1561. They had to flee the Netherlands in 1567 in the face of the Habsburg army dispatched to suppress the Dutch Revolt. In 1570, Anna began an affair with her lawyer Jan Rubens which resulted in a child. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anna of Saxony is the 5,381st most popular politician (up from 6,193rd in 2019), the 1,422nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,698th in 2019) and the 411th most popular German Politician.

Anna of Saxony is most famous for being a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Anna of Saxony ranks 5,381 out of 19,576. Before her are Kong Rong, Giovanni il Popolano, False Dmitry II, Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg, Charles-Michel de l'Épée, and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg. After her are Charles, Duke of Mayenne, Yamato Takeru, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, and Apil-Sin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1544, Anna of Saxony ranks 6. Before her are William Gilbert, Francis II of France, Torquato Tasso, Ismihan Sultan, and Gevherhan Sultan. After her are Şah Sultan, Renata of Lorraine, Maria Temryukovna, Maddalena Casulana, Gillis van Coninxloo, and Giovanni Botero. Among people deceased in 1577, Anna of Saxony ranks 6. Before her are Eric XIV of Sweden, Ismail II, Devlet I Giray, Pedro Nunes, and Andrea Amati. After her are Şah Sultan, Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu, Infanta Maria of Guimarães, Scipione Rebiba, Alvise I Mocenigo, and Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Anna of Saxony ranks 1,422 out of 7,253. Before her are Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg (1547), Wilhelm Groener (1867), Thea von Harbou (1888), John B. Goodenough (1922), Ferdinand Georg Frobenius (1849), and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg (1797). After her are Jens Lehmann (1969), Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (1575), John George IV, Elector of Saxony (1668), Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (1719), Bernhardus Varenius (1622), and Fritz Honka (1935).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Anna of Saxony ranks 411. Before her are Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1907), Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1676), Duchess Charlotte Felicitas of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1671), Walter Simons (1861), Wilhelm Groener (1867), and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg (1797). After her are Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (1575), John George IV, Elector of Saxony (1668), Bernhardus Varenius (1622), Rudolf Brandt (1909), Bernhard Rust (1883), and Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg (1708).

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