Anne of Luxembourg (1432 Р1462) was a German noblewoman, a member of both the houses of Hapsburg and Luxembourg. Events June 1 - Battle of San Romano - Florence defeats Siena foundation of Universit̩ de Caen In the end of the Hook and Cod wars, Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut and Holland is forced by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, to abdicate all her estates in his favour; end of Hainaut... Events Settlers from Portugal begin to settle the Cape Verde islands. ... Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ...

She was a daughter of Albert II of Hapsburg and Elisabeth of Luxembourg (1432-1462). Albert II of Habsburg Albert II of Habsburg (August 10, 1397 – October 27, 1439), German ruler, king of Bohemia and Hungary, and (as Albert V) duke of Austria, was born on August 10, 1397, the son of Albert IV of Habsburg, duke of Austria. ... Empress and Queen Elisabeth (b 1409 (before 27 November), d 25 Dec 1442) was the only daughter of Emperor Sigismund, king of Bohemia and Hungary, the last Luxemburg on the Imperial Throne. ...

On June 2, 1446 she married William "the Brave" of Saxony, son of Frederick I "the Warlike". On behalf of Anne, Frederick became Duke of Luxembourg from 1457 to 1469. 2 June is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... Events Mehmed II Sultan of the Ottoman Empire is forced to abdicate in favor of his father Murad II by the Janissaries. ... Frederick I, the Belligerent Frederick IV, the Belligerent (11 April 1370 – 4 January 1428, Altenburg), son of Friedrich III, Landgraf of Thuringia and Katharina von Henneberg. ... Events University of Freiburg founded. ... Events July 26 - Battle of Edgecote Moor October 17 - Prince Ferdinand of Aragon wed princess Isabella of Castile. ...

They had two daughters, Margarethe of Saxony (1449 - 13 July 1501) and Katharina of Saxony (1453 – 10 July 1534), who married to Duke Henry II of Münsterberg. Events January 6 - Constantine XI is crowned Byzantine Emperor. ... July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1501 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events May 29 - Fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire). ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... Events February 27 - Group of Anabaptists of Jan Matthys seize Münster and declare it The New Jerusalem - they begin to exile dissenters and forcible baptize all others May 10 - Jacques Cartier explores Newfoundland while searching for the Northwest Passage. ...

Genetics

Anne's mother Elisabeth of Luxembourg is a direct matrilineal ancestor of Nicholas II of Russia. Provided the genealogy is correct, this implies that all her matrilineal relatives are members of mitochondrial haplogroup Haplogroup T. Matrilineality is a system in which one belongs to ones mothers lineage; it may also involve the inheritance of property or titles through the female line. ... Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia Nicholas II of Russia (18 May 1868 – 17 July 1918)(in Russian Николай II (Nikolai II)) was the last crowned Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland. ... In cell biology, a mitochondrion is an organelle found in the cells of most eukaryotes. ... A haplogroup is a large group of haplotypes, which are series of alleles at specific locations on the chromosome. ...