Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony

Anne of Denmark
Portrait of Anne of Denmark, by Lucas Cranach the Younger
Electress consort of Saxony
Tenure9 July 1553 – 1 October 1585
Born22 November 1532
Haderslev
Died1 October 1585(1585-10-01) (aged 52)
Dresden
SpouseAugustus, Elector of Saxony
Issue
among others...
Christian I, Elector of Saxony
Elisabeth, Countess Palatine of Simmern
Dorothea, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Anna, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach
HouseOldenburg
FatherChristian III of Denmark
MotherDorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
ReligionLutheran

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.