Anna Maria of Sweden

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Swedish Royalty
House of Vasa
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Gustav I
Parents
Erik Johansson, Cecilia Månsdotter
Children
Eric XIV, John III, Catherine, Cecilia, Magnus, Anna Maria, Sophia, Elizabeth, Charles IX
Eric XIV
Children
Sigrid, Gustav
John III
Children
Sigismund, Anna, John
Sigismund
Children
Władysław IV, John II Casimir, John Albert, Charles Ferdinand, Alexander Charles, Anna Catherine Constance
Charles IX
Children
Catherine, Gustav II Adolf, Maria Elizabeth, Christina, Charles Philip
Grandson
Charles X Gustav
Gustav II Adolf
Children
Christina
Christina

Princess Anna Maria of Sweden also Anne (in Swedish Anna Gustavsdotter (19 June 1545 - 20 March 1610) was the daughter of Gustav I of Sweden and Margareta Leijonhufvud, a Swedish noblewoman.

She married Georg Johann, the Count Palatine of Veldenz on 20 December 1562. The couple had the following issue:

Anna was active in the marriage negotiations for her brothers and different German noble houses. After her husband's death in 1592, Anna Maria was forced to live a very sparing life since her husband had run up huge debts in his lifetime.

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