Anna of Pomerania (also known as ''Anne de Croy et Aerschot'', ''Anna von Croy und Aerschot, Anna von Pommern'') (3 October 1590, Barth - 7 July 1660, Stolp) was Duchess-Consort of Croy and Havré, and

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heiress of the extinct ducal house of Pomerania. She was youngest daughter of Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania and Princess Klara of Brunswick-Lüneburg. She was the last surviving member of the

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(Greifen). In 1619 she married Ernst von Croÿ (1588–1620), prince and duke of Croÿ (1583–1620), an imperial general, he would however die the following year. Ernst was the son of Charles Philippe de Croÿ (1549–1613), who was the only son of Philippe II of Croÿ by his second wife, Anna of Lorraine. Their son, Ernst Bogislaw von Croy (1620–1684), became the last

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bishop of Kammin (now Kamień Pomorski).

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Anna, Prinzessin von Pommern-Stettin, Herzogin von Croy-Havré
1590 births 1660 deaths People from Barth, Germany Pomeranian nobility People from the Duchy of Pomerania {{Germany-noble-stub

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