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Anne of Denmark: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born December 12, 1574
Died March 2, 1619 (aged 44)
Notable Family Members spouse James I • father Frederick II • daughter Elizabeth Stuart • son Charles I

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Anne of Denmark, detail of an oil painting after Paul van Somer, 1617; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham, undated engraving.
George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham
English statesman
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George Gordon, 1st marquess and 6th earl of Huntly
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William Alexander, 1st earl of Stirling
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Margaret Douglas, countess of Lennox
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Edward Seymour, earl of Hertford
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Francis Stewart Hepburn, 5th earl of Bothwell
Scottish noble
Maitland, John Maitland, 1st Lord
John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland
lord chancellor of Scotland
Robert Carr, earl of Somerset, oil painting after a portrait by J. Hoskins, c. 1620-25; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Robert Carr, earl of Somerset
English noble
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Ib Spang Olsen
Danish author
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Olaf Poulsen
Danish actor
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Emil Poulsen
Danish actor
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Anker Jørgensen
prime minister of Denmark
Søren Kierkegaard
Søren Kierkegaard
Danish philosopher
Neils Bohr
Niels Bohr
Danish physicist
Painting of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe wearing a black robe with a white ruffled collar and a gold chain necklace with a large pendant.
Tycho Brahe
Danish astronomer
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
prime minister of Denmark
Christian IV
Christian IV
king of Denmark and Norway
Margaret I
Margaret I
queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
King Frederik of Denmark
Frederik X
king of Denmark
Canute
Canute (I)
king of England, Denmark, and Norway