Anna of Saxony, only child and heiress of Maurice, Elector of Saxony (died 1577)

Anna of Saxony

German noblewoman (1544–1577)

Anna of Saxony was the daughter of Maurice, Elector of Saxony, and Agnes of Hesse. Her wealth drew many suitors; she ultimately accepted the proposal of widowed William the Silent, and they were married on 25 August 1561. They had to flee the Netherlands in 1567 in the face of…