Anna of Holstein-Gottorp

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

References

1. Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
2. Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
3. John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
4. Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
5. Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia
6. Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
7. Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
8. Anna Maria of Ostfriesland
9. Peter III of Russia
10. Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
11. Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp
12. Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp
13. Christine of Hesse
14. Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp
15. House of Romanov
16. Christina of Holstein-Gottorp
17. Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony
18. List of rulers of Schleswig-Holstein
19. Frederick I of Denmark
20. Enno III, Count of East Frisia