Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg

Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg (c.1290 – 22 November 1327) was a German noblewoman of the House of Ascania. By her marriage to Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg, she served as the Lady of Mecklenburg during a period of significant territorial expansion for the House of Mecklenburg.

Family

Anna was the daughter of Albert II, Duke of Saxony and Agnes of Austria, a daughter of King Rudolf I of Germany. Her lineage connected the Saxon ducal house with the rising House of Habsburg, which significantly enhanced the political prestige of her husband's court.

Marriage and issue

In 6 July 1315, Anna married Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg as his second wife. .The union produced the following children:

Ludgarda (1316 – 1362); married Władysław of Bytom.

Henry (1316 – 1321); died in childhood.

Anastasia (1317 – 1321); died in childhood.

Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg(1318 – 1379); known as "the Great," he succeeded his father and became the first Duke of Mecklenburg.

Agnes (1320 – 1340); married Nicholas III, Lord of Werle.

Beatrix (1324 – 5 August 1399); served as the Abbess of Ribnitz Monastery from 1348 to 1395.

John I of Mecklenburg-Stargard (1326 – 1392 or 1393)

Death

Anna died in November 1327. Following her death, Henry II contracted a third marriage with Anna of Brandenburg-Stendal to further consolidate political ties between the Ascanian and Mecklenburg houses.

Ancestry