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Anne of Denmark

Type Figure Region Denmark Time 1574–1619 Also known as Anne of Denmark、Anne Stuart、Anne, Queen Consort of England

Danish princess who married James VI of Scotland in 1589 and became Queen of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1603;…

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  1. 1574–1603Copenhagen · DenmarkBorn into the Danish royal family, she married James VI of Scotland in 1589, held court in Scotland, and bore several children including Henry Frederick and Charles.
  2. 1611–1619Hampton Court · SurreyAfter James acceded in 1603, Anne became queen of three kingdoms. Active in London and Hampton Court 1611–1619, she sponsored court masques by Ben Jonson and others, attended her daughter Elizabeth's wedding in 1613; after her eldest son Prince Henry died in 1612 she continued to preside over royal ceremonies, dying at Hampton Court on 2 March 1619.

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