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Noble family
  
Mecklenburg

Mother
  
Anna of Brandenburg


Name
  
Anna Mecklenburg

Grandchildren
  
Jacob Kettler

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Father
  
Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg

Born
  
14 October 1533 Wismar (
1533-10-14
)

Died
  
July 4, 1602, Schwerin, Germany

Spouse
  
Gotthard Kettler (m. 1566–1587)

Children
  
Wilhelm Kettler, Friedrich Kettler

Parents
  
Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg, Anna of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg

Similar People
  
Gotthard Kettler, Wilhelm Kettler, Sophie Hohenzollern, Jacob Kettler, Joachim I Nestor - Elector of

Anna of Mecklenburg (14 October 1533 – 4 July 1602), was a Duchess consort of Courland. She was the daughter of Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg and Anna of Brandenburg. Anna is the first woman in Livonia, whose life story is entirely historically confirmed.

Marriage and issue

She married the Duke of Courland, Gotthard Kettler, on 11 March 1566 in Königsberg. The couple had the following children:

  • Friedrich Kettler (1569–1642); married in 1600 Elisabeth Magdalena of Pomerania, no issue.
  • Wilhelm Kettler (1574–1640); married in 1609 Sophia of Brandenburg-Prussia:
  • Jacob Kettler; succeeded as Duke of Courland and Semigallia. Married Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg and had issue.

    • References

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