Anne of Nassau-Siegen

Countess Anne of Nassau-Siegen (1440 or 1441 – 5 or 8 April 1514), German: Anne Gräfin von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: Gräfin zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez, Frau zu Breda, was a countess from the House of Nassau-Siegen, a cadet branch of the Ottonian Line of the House of Nassau, and through marriage successively Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Countess of Katzenelnbogen. She acted as regent of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg for her son in the period 1479–1486.

This article is about the wife of Otto II of Brunswick-Lüneburg. For the wife of Albert of Nassau-Weilburg, see Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg (1541–1616).
Anne of Nassau-Siegen
Duchess Consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Countess Consort of Katzenelnbogen
Countess Anne of Nassau-Siegen. Anonymous portrait, c. 1460.
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Full name
Anne Countess of Nassau-Siegen
Native nameAnna Gräfin von Nassau-Siegen
BornAnna Gräfin zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez, Frau zu Breda
1440 or 1441
Died5 or 8 April 1514
Celle
Noble familyHouse of Nassau-Siegen
Spouse(s)
  • Otto II the Victorious of Brunswick-Lüneburg
  • Philip the Elder of Katzenelnbogen
Issue
Detail		Henry the Middle
FatherJohn IV of Nassau-Siegen
MotherMary of Looz-Heinsberg
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