Anna of Saxony, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anna of Saxony

Dutch princess

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1544

Place of Birth: Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 18-Dec-1577

Profession: politician

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Anna of Saxony (23 December 1544 – 18 December 1577) was the heiress of Maurice, Elector of Saxony, and Agnes, eldest daughter of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse.
Maurice's only son, Albert, died in infancy.
Anna was the second wife of William the Silent.Anna was born and died in Dresden.
Her wealth drew many suitors; before the proposal of Orange in 1560, there were negotiations with the Swedish royal house.
She accepted the suit of William I of Orange, and they were married on 25 August 1561.



Alternative names	Anthonis Moor, Anthony Moor, Anthonis Moor van Dashorst, Anthony Moor van Dashorst, Anthony Mor, Anthonis Mor van Dashorst, Anthony Mor van Dashorst, Anthony More, Antonio Moro
Description	Dutch painter and draughtsman
Date of birth/death	1519	1575
Location of birth/death	Utrecht	Antwerp
Work location	Utrecht (1544), Antwerp (1547-1550), Rome (1550), Portugal (1552-1553), Utrecht (1554), England (1554-1555), Northern Netherlands (1555-1559), Spain (1559-1560), Utrecht (1560-1567), Antwerp (1567-1575)
Authority control	: Q176694 VIAF: 59880206 ISNI: 0000 0000 9649 9918 ULAN: 500027909 LCCN: nr92040473 WGA: MOR VAN DASHORST, Anthonis WorldCat