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Anne of Denmark

1574 - 1619

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Anne of Denmark (Danish: Anna; 12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was the wife of King James VI and I. She was Queen of Scotland from their marriage on 20 August 1589 and Queen of England and Ireland from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until her death in 1619. The second daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Anne married James at age 14. They had three children who survived infancy: Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, who predeceased his parents; Princess Elizabeth, who became Queen of Bohemia; and James's future successor, Charles I. Anne demonstrated an independent streak and a willingness to use factional Scottish politics in her conflicts with James over the custody of Prince Henry and his treatment of her friend Beatrix Ruthven. Anne appears to have loved James at first, but the couple gradually drifted and eventually lived apart, though mutual respect and a degree of affection survived. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anne of Denmark is the 155th most popular companion (up from 191st in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 88th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Danish Companion.

Anne of Denmark was the wife of King James VI of Scotland and I of England. She is most famous for being the mother of Charles I.

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Among companions, Anne of Denmark ranks 155 out of 784. Before her are Anne of Foix-Candale, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Cunigunde of Luxembourg, Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, and Caroline Augusta of Bavaria. After her are Helena Dragaš, Sophia of Nassau, Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile, Berengaria of Navarre, Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Mordred.

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Among people born in 1574, Anne of Denmark ranks 4. Before her are Pope Innocent X, Handan Sultan, and Maria Anna of Bavaria. After her are William Oughtred, Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania, Robert Fludd, Wilhelm Kettler, Feng Menglong, Qin Liangyu, and Elisabeth of Lorraine. Among people deceased in 1619, Anne of Denmark ranks 5. Before her are Safiye Sultan, Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Hans Lippershey, and John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg. After her are Nicholas Hilliard, Ludovico Carracci, Lucilio Vanini, Lawrence of Brindisi, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, and Diane de France.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Anne of Denmark ranks 69 out of 1,032. Before her are Frederick IV of Denmark (1671), Jørn Utzon (1918), S. P. L. Sørensen (1868), Inge Lehmann (1888), Tollund Man (-400), and Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953). After her are Princess Charlotte of Denmark (1789), Carl Bloch (1834), Mads Mikkelsen (1965), Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889), Christian Jürgensen Thomsen (1788), and Eric VI of Denmark (1274).

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Among COMPANIONS In Denmark

Among companions born in Denmark, Anne of Denmark ranks 3. Before her are Maria Feodorovna (1847), and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946). After her are Sophia Magdalena of Denmark (1746), Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg (1485), Anne Sophie Reventlow (1693), Richeza of Denmark (1174), Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland (1456), Princess Louise of Denmark (1875), Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1890), Estrid Svendsdatter (990), and Princess Thyra of Denmark (1880).

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