Talk:Anna of Sweden (1545–1610)

Moved without discussion
This article was moved today, name-changed to add a title in front of the person's name. This is not categorically customary, nor is it necessary here. It should be reversed. I don't know how. SergeWoodzing (talk) 19:47, 14 February 2010 (UTC)


 * The move seems to be correct within the relevant guideline, Naming conventions (names and titles). If you think it was incorrect, please ask before reverting the move. Regards  So  Why  20:08, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Necessary to rename article

 * The article is named Princess Anna Maria of Sweden, but should be renamed Princess Anna of Sweden for matters of correct facts. The references does not name her as"Anna Maria", only "Anna".
 * The custom of double names such as Anna Maria was not used by any of her sisters, and I personally have seen not reference to her as Anna Maria anywhere but here, in Wikipedia. And it is strange that she is named so here, as none of the references in the article supports such a name. I do not known where "Anna Maria" comes from, but there is nothing to indicate that it is correct. The scholarly reference work by Tegenborg Falkdalen here, is the most quoted for her and her sisters and may be the most extensive written about their lifes, and nowhere is she ever called by another name than just "Anna".
 * Also, the Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon and the Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (SBL) refer to her as only Anna.
 * The move of this article should, therefore not be controversial or require a prior discussion. As she is not called Anna Maria anywhere but here, the fact that his article was created with this name form may simply have been a human mistake. I will therefore rename it.
 * If my move is questioned, then by all means move it back, but there should be at least one scholarly reference that call her Maria.
 * The page would not allow me to rename it Princess Anna of Sweden, so I will try another version: please feel free to move it to Princess Anna of Sweden if you now how to do this, as I have not been able to. It is not the precise version that is important to me, only the fact that "Maria" was not her name, and that Wikipedia should not give incorrect information by naming the article so. Thank you.--Aciram (talk) 18:08, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Well done. --SergeWoodzing (talk) 18:57, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
 * PS There are a few sources under articles in other languages (than Swedish or English) where she is called Anna Maria or corresponding exonyms in those languages, and also a sign at her grave, but this article should definitely have the current name. As late as 2010 in her excellent biography of all the 5 daughters of Gustav I of Sweden, author Karin Tegenborg Falkdalen never mentions any other name than Anna. --SergeWoodzing (talk) 19:51, 2 February 2018 (UTC)