Room 1 - Images of Anna of Denmark: 1574-1603
A Brief Biography of Anna of Denmark’s life up to 1603: Anna of Denmark was born on 12 December 1574 in the palace of Skanderborg, Denmark (d. 1619). She was the second daughter of Frederick II of Denmark-Norway (1534-1588) and his wife, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1557-1631). Anna and her sister, Elizabeth (1573-1625), were initially brought up at the court of their maternal grandparents in Güstrow, before returning to the Danish court. Anna enjoyed a close relationship with her parents and siblings and a stable, comfortable childhood. Güstrow Palace, in the duchy of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (now Germany), where Anna spent her earliest years at the court of her maternal grandparents before returning to Denmark. Image from Wikimedia Commons. Anna’s future husband, James VI of Scotland and I of England and Ireland, was born on 19 June 1566 (d. 1625) in Edinburgh, Scotland, the only child of Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587). James succeeded to the Scottish throne when he