Brief Life History of Anna
When Electress Anna Wettin of Brandenburg was born on 7 March 1437, in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, her father, Friederich II. von Weltin, Churfürst von Sachsen, was 24 and her mother, Margaretha Herzogin von Österreich, was 20. She married Albrecht III von Brandenburg on 12 November 1458, in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 31 October 1512, in Aisch, Adelsdorf, Erlangen-Höchstadt, Bavaria, Germany, at the age of 75, and was buried in Bavaria.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Anna von Sachsen, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1414–1486 Male
1437–1512 Female
Children (14)
1455–1499 Male
1461–1481 Female
1462–1462 Female
1464–1515 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1412–1464 Male
1416–1486 Female
Siblings (11)
1436–1502 Female
1437–1512 Female
1441–1486 Male
1443–1500 Male
+6 More Children
Name Meaning
German: derivative of Wetting, a patronymic (ending in -ing) from personal names formed with wid(u) ‘wood, forest’ as the first element, for instance Wedekind .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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