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:

  • Georg Gustav, (b. 6 February 1564 – d. 3 June 1634) succeeded his father as Count Palatine of Veldenz
  • Countess Palatine Anna Margarete of Veldenz, (b. 28 April 1565 – d. 2 October 1567)
  • Count Palatine Johann Ruprecht of Veldenz (b. 9 September 1566 – d. 1 October 1567)
  • Countess Palatine Anna Margarete of Veldenz (b. 17 January 1571 – d. 4 November 1621), married Count Palatine Richard of Simmern-Sponheim
  • Countess Palatine Ursula of Veldenz (b. 24 February 1572 – d. 5 March 1635), married Louis I, Duke of Württemberg
  • Countess Palatine Johanna Elisabeth of Veldenz (b. 2 October 1573 – d. 28 July 1601)
  • Count Palatine Johann August of Veldenz (b. 26 November 1575 – d. 18 September 1611)
  • Count Palatine Ludwig Philipp of Veldenz (b. 29 November 1577 – d. 24 October 1601)
  • Countess Palatine Marie Anna of Veldenz (b. 9 June 1579 – d. 4 October 1579)
  • Countess Palatine Katharina Ursula of Veldenz (b. 4 August 1582 – d. 22 September 1595)

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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