

Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony: The Healing Hand of Power
Regal: Rebels and Rulers by Jessica C. Dickey & Gregory M. Shreve
S1 · E14
Jul 13, 2026
29:36
Episode notes
In the final episode of our podcast, we’re heading back to sixteenth-century Saxony to get to know Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony. Anne pushed the limits set for women of her time. Anne became a true expert in medicine, midwifery and pharmacology, changing what people expected from a noble consort.
Keywords
Women's History
European History
Anne of Saxony
Midwifery
Augustus of Saxony
German History