Anna Sophie Reventlow (1693 - 1743)

Born 16 Apr 1693 in Clausholm Slot, Voldum, Randers, Danmark

Ancestors

Wife of Friedrich Oldenburg IV — married 1721 in Kobenhavn Slot,Kobenhavn,Denmark

Died 7 Jan 1743 at age 49 in Clausholm Slot, Voldum, Randers, Danmark

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Biography

Anna was born in 1693. She was the daughter of Chancellor Count Conrad Reventlow. She was the first Queen of Denmark not to be descended from royalty. She was the second wife of the King, having caught his eye while he was married to his first wife. The King contracted a bigamous marriage with Anna, since her parents would not allow her to be a concubine. When his first wife died, the King again married Anna. They had three children (who died young) while his first wife was alive, and three more (who also died young) after the first wife died.

Children

Princess Christiana Amalia (23 October 1723 – 7 January 1724).

Prince Frederick Christian (1 June 1726 – 15 May 1727).

Prince Charles (16 February 1728 – 8 July 1729).

Died before the official wedding of their parents.

Fredericka Sophie Reventlow (born bef. 1721 – died in infancy);

Fredericka Conradine Reventlow (born bef. 1721 – died in infancy);

Stillborn child (bef. 1721)

Although Frederick IV had left a will in which he wanted Anne Sophie to be treated well, but Anne Sophie did not press the issue, but instead appealed to the new king to forgive her and show her mercy. Christian VI granted her an allowance and expelled her to her birthplace, where she spent the rest of her life under virtual house arrest- Clausholm Castle near Randers in Jutland. She was styled "Queen Anne Sophie", not "Queen Anne Sophie of Denmark and Norway" or "Queen dowager". During the last years of her life, she devoted herself in religion and by charitable efforts among the peasantry on the estate. When she died, King Christian VI allowed public mourning and burial in Roskilde Cathedral, but she and her children were buried in a separate section.

Sources

• https://finnholbek.dk
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Sophie_Reventlow
• https://gravsted.dk/person.php?navn=dronningannesophie
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