Princess Anna of Saxony (1836–1859)
Princess Anna Maria Maximiliane Stephania Karoline Johanna Luisa Xaveria Nepomucena Aloysia Benedicta of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony (Full German name: Prinzessin Anna Maria Maximiliane Stephania Karoline Johanna Luisa Xaveria Nepomucena Aloysia Benedicta von Sachsen, Herzogin zu Sachsen;[1] born 4 January 1836 in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony;[1] died 10 February 1859 in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies[1]) was the seventh child and fourth eldest daughter of John of Saxony and his wife Amalie Auguste of Bavaria and a younger sister of Albert of Saxony and George of Saxony.[1] Through her marriage to Archduke Ferdinand, Grand Prince of Tuscany, Anna was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and an Archduchess and Princess of Austria and Princess of Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, and Tuscany. Ann died shortly before her husband succeeded his father as Grand Duke of Tuscany.
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Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia Grand Princess of Tuscany | |||||
Born | Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony | 4 January 1836||||
Died | 10 February 1859 23) Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | (aged||||
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Issue | Archduchess Maria Antonia | ||||
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House | Wettin | ||||
Father | John of Saxony | ||||
Mother | Amalie Auguste of Bavaria | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Marriage and issue
Anna married the future Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, eldest son of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany and his wife Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies, on 24 November 1856 in Dresden.[1] Anna and Ferdinand had two children:[1]
- Archduchess Maria Antonietta Leopolda Annunziata Anna Amalia Giuseppa Giovanna Immacolata Tecla (in German Maria Antonia Leopoldine Annunziata Anna Amalia Josepha Johanna Immaculata Thekla) (Florence, 10 January 1858 – Cannes, 13 April 1883)
- Stillborn daughter (born and died 1859)
Ancestry
Ancestors of Princess Anna of Saxony (1836–1859) |
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References
- Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Anne Marie Prinzessin von Sachsen". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-05-26.