Anna II | |
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Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg | |
Reign | 1516 – 1574 |
Predecessor | Magdalena of Anhalt |
Successor | Elisabeth II |
Born | 28 January 1504 Stolberg, Saxony-Anhalt |
Died | 4 March 1574 Quedlinburg Abbey | (aged 70)
House | Stolberg |
Father | Bodo VIII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode |
Mother | Anna of Eppstein-Königstein |
Religion | Lutheran (formerly Roman Catholic) |
Countess Anna of Stolberg-Wernigerode (28 January 1504 – 4 March 1574) was a German noblewoman who reigned as Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg from 1516 until her death. She was elected princess-abbess under the name Anna II at the age of twelve, succeeding Magdalena of Anhalt.