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Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony

1532 - 1585

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Anne of Denmark (Danish and German: Anna; Haderslev, 22 November 1532 – Dresden, 1 October 1585) was a Danish princess from the House of Oldenburg. Through her marriage with Augustus of Saxony she became Electress of Saxony. She was renowned for her knowledge of plants and her skill in the preparation of herbal remedies, and contributed to the development of farming and horticulture in Saxony. She was a major influence in the introduction of orthodox Lutheranism and played a role in the decision to persecute Calvinists. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony is the 7,197th most popular politician (down from 6,035th in 2019), the 195th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 169th in 2019) and the 75th most popular Danish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony ranks 7,197 out of 19,576. Before her are Iskandar of Johor, Khamudi, Chris Patten, Yevno Azef, Boniface III, Margrave of Tuscany, and Maria Palaiologina. After her are Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy, Jorge Batlle, Emperor Junnin, Frederick Casimir Kettler, Antonio de Mendoza, and Margaret Sambiria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1532, Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony ranks 8. Before her are Tulsidas, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, Yermak Timofeyevich, Maerten de Vos, Francis Walsingham, and Luís Fróis. After her are Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Jean-Antoine de Baïf, Menocchio, Étienne Jodelle, and Alphonsus Rodriguez. Among people deceased in 1585, Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony ranks 8. Before her are Pierre de Ronsard, Yermak Timofeyevich, Ismihan Sultan, Andrea Gabrieli, Thomas Tallis, and Rembert Dodoens. After her are Pontus De la Gardie, Luca Cambiaso, and Nicolò da Ponte.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony ranks 195 out of 1,032. Before her are Edvard Eriksen (1876), Nathaniel Wallich (1786), Preben Elkjær (1957), Peter Naur (1928), Guthrum (830), and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester (1946). After her are Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1609), Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark (1649), Paul Gustav Fischer (1860), Prince Harald of Denmark (1876), Morten P. Meldal (1954), and Mette Frederiksen (1977).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony ranks 75. Before her are Anker Jørgensen (1922), Lars Løkke Rasmussen (1964), Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg (1887), Edvard Eriksen (1876), Guthrum (830), and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester (1946). After her are Prince Harald of Denmark (1876), Mette Frederiksen (1977), Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1765), Princess Margaret of Denmark (1895), Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden (1768), and Poul Schlüter (1929).

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