Princess Anna of Saxony (1903–1976)
| Princess Anna Monika of Saxony | |||||
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| Archduchess and Princess Anna of Austria; Princess Anna of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia | |||||
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| Born |
4 May 1903 Lindau, Bavaria |
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| Died | 8 February 1976 (aged 72) Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
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| Spouse |
Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria Reginald Kazanjian |
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| Issue | Archduchess Margarethe Archduchess Ilona Archduchess Anna-Theresia Archduke Joseph Árpád Archduke István Archduchess Maria Kynga Archduke Géza Archduke Michael |
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| House | Wettin | ||||
| Father | Frederick Augustus III of Saxony | ||||
| Mother | Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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| German: Anna Monika |
Princess Anna Monika of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony (Full German name: Prinzessin Anna Monika von Sachsen, Herzogin zu Sachsen) (4 May 1903, Lindau, Bavaria – 8 February 1976, Munich, Bavaria, Germany) was the seventh and youngest child of Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and his wife Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany and a younger sister of Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony and Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen. Through her marriage to Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria, Anna was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and an Archduchess and Princess of Austria and Princess of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia.
While pregnant with Anna, her mother Luise left Saxony on 9 December 1902 without her children. Anna was born during her parent's separation and after her birth, Luise sent the infant to the royal court in Dresden where she was raised with her five siblings by her father Frederick Augustus. It is said that Anna was the daughter of André Giron, her siblings' French tutor with whom her mother briefly lived.
Anna married Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria, eldest son of Archduke Joseph August of Austria and his wife Princess Auguste Maria of Bavaria, on 4 October 1926 at Schloss Sibyllenort in Sibyllenort, Silesia, Germany. Anna and Joseph Francis had eight children:
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