Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg (died: 18 April 1426) was a member of the

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and the wife of Duke Frederick I of Brunswick-Lüneburg, a German

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. Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg was the daughter of Duke Wenceslas I of

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, Duke of Lüneburg and

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and his wife Cecilia of Carrara. In 1386 she married Duke Frederick I of Brunswick-Lüneburg. They had two daughters. In 1400 Frederick was elected

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. This election, however, was not recognized by three of the electors. Frederick was murdered on the way home, a month after the election. Anna's second marriage was with Landgrave Balthasar of Thuringia, Margrave of Meissen. This marriage remained childless.

Issue

From her first marriage to Frederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg she had two daughters: # Catherine (died before 1439), married Henry XXIV, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen #

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(1390–1432), married in 1410 Duke Frederick IV, Duke of Austria, "of the Empty Pockets" of Austria, a Tyrollean Count

Ancestors

References

* Brigitte Sokop: ''Stammtafeln europäischer Herrscherhäuser'', 3rd ed., Vienna, 1993 {{DEFAULTSORT:Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg House of Ascania House of Wettin 14th-century births Year of birth uncertain 1426 deaths Duchesses of Saxony Duchesses of Saxe-Wittenberg Duchesses of Brunswick-Lüneburg Margravines of Meissen Old House of Brunswick Daughters of dukes Remarried duchesses consort Daughters of prince-electors