Anna of Saxony

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Anna of Saxony was a 16th-century German noblewoman and heiress from the House of Wettin, best known as the second wife of William the Silent, Prince of Orange.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heiress
human
member of nobility
noblewoman
activeDuring 16th century
associatedWith Electorate of Saxony
Principality of Orange
birthDate 1544-12-23
birthPlace Dresden NERFINISHED
Electorate of Saxony
burialPlace Dresden NERFINISHED
causeOfSocialDownfall adultery scandal
child Anna of Nassau NERFINISHED
Emilia of Nassau NERFINISHED
Maurice of Nassau
Unnamed son of William the Silent and Anna of Saxony
continent Europe
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
deathDate 1577-12-18
deathPlace Dresden NERFINISHED
Electorate of Saxony
ethnicGroup German
familyName of Saxony
father Maurice, Elector of Saxony
fatherOccupation Elector of Saxony
gender female
givenName Anna
grandfather Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse NERFINISHED
house House of Wettin
languageSpoken German
marriageEnd 1571
marriageEndCause separation from William the Silent
marriageStart 1561-08-25
mother Agnes of Hesse NERFINISHED
motherNobleFamily House of Hesse
nobleFamily House of Wettin
notableFor being an heiress of the House of Wettin
being the second wife of William the Silent
positionHeld Princess consort of Orange
relative Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
religion Lutheranism
spouse William I, Prince of Orange
William I, Prince of Orange
surface form: William the Silent
title Duchess of Saxony
surface form: Duchess of Saxony (by birth)

Princess of Orange

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maurice of Nassau mother Anna of Saxony
William I of Orange spouse Anna of Saxony