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Anne of Denmark |
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Anne of Denmark (1574-1619)Queen consort of James VI of Scotland (from 1603 James I of England). She was the daughter of Frederick II of Denmark and Norway, and married James in 1589. She bore him five children, two of whom survived: Charles I and Elizabeth of Bohemia. Anne was suspected of Catholic leanings and was notably extravagant but seems to have had little influence on state affairs. |
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| First came the challenge of Francis Stewart, fifth earl of Bothwell, to James' royal authority, which was made shortly before the king left to rescue his bride, Anne of Denmark, whose fleet was stranded in Norway. The Queen's House in Greenwich was designed by Inigo Jones for Anne of Denmark, wife of James I. James defied Elizabeth by arranging to marry Anne of Denmark. |
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