Anna of Mecklenburg | |
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Anna of Mecklenburg
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Spouse(s) | Gotthard Kettler |
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Noble family | Mecklenburg |
Father | Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg |
Mother | Anna of Brandenburg |
Born |
Wismar |
14 October 1533
Died | 4 July 1602 Schwerin |
(aged 68)
Anna of Mecklenburg (14 October 1533 – 4 July 1602), was a Duchess consort of Courland. She was the daughter of Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg and Anna of Brandenburg. Anna is the first woman in Livonia, whose life story is entirely historically confirmed.
She married the Duke of Courland, Gotthard Kettler, on 11 March 1566 in Königsberg. The couple had the following children: