Background
She was the daughter of King Gustav I of Sweden and Queen Margaret.
She was the daughter of King Gustav I of Sweden and Queen Margaret.
She was given a large dowry, and the King of Denmark was invited to the wedding. After her wedding, she left for Germany. The marriage is described as a happy one.
Anna is mentioned as the advisor of her spouse.
She tried to influence a restraining effect on the many adventurous projects of her spouse. She became a widow in 1592.
After the death of her spouse, Anna Maria was forced to live a very sparing life since her spouse had run up huge debts in his lifetime: he left a debt of 300.000 florines, and she spent the rest of her life trying to pay the debt. Alone among Gustav Vasa"s daughter"s, Princess Anne is not depicted in any known image which has survived into our time.
The couple had the following issue:
George Gustavus, Count Palatine of Veldenz (1564 - 3 June 1634)
Anne Margaret of Palatinate-Veldenz (28 April 1565 - 2 October 1566)
John Rupert of Palatinate-Veldenz (9 September 1566 - 1 October 1567)
Anne Margaret of Palatinate-Veldenz (17 January 1571 - 1 November 1621).
Married Count Palatine Richard of Simmern-Sponheim
Ursula of Palatinate-Veldenz (24 February 1572 - 5 March 1635). Married Louis III, Duke of Württemberg
Joanna Elizabeth of Palatinate-Veldenz (2 October 1573 - 28 July 1601)
John Augustus, Count Palatine of Lützelstein (26 November 1575 - 18 September 1611)
Louis Philip, Count Palatine of Guttenberg (24 November 1577 - 24 October 1601)
Maria Anne of Palatinate-Veldenz (9 June 1579 - 10 October 1579)
Catherine Ursula of Palatinate-Veldenz (3 August 1582 - 22 January 1595)
George John II, Count Palatine of Lützelstein-Guttenberg (24 June 1586 - 29 September 1654).
