Editing Anne of Denmark (section)

=== A funeral and a wedding ===
{{main|Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Frederick V of the Palatinate}}
The death of their son Henry in November 1612 at the age of eighteen, probably from [[typhoid]] and the departure of their daughter [[Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia|Elizabeth]] further weakened the family ties binding Anne and James.{{Sfnp|Croft|2003|p=89}} Henry's death hit Anne particularly hard; the [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]] ambassador [[Antonio Foscarini|Foscarini]] was advised not to offer condolences to her "because she cannot bear to have it mentioned; nor does she ever recall it without abundant tears and sighs".{{Sfnp|Barroll|2001|p=134}} The letter writer [[John Chamberlain (letter writer)|John Chamberlain]] suggested that Anne absented herself from the investiture of [[Charles I of England|Charles]] as [[Prince of Wales]] four years later "lest she renew her grief by the memory of the last Prince."{{Sfnp|Stewart|2003|p=249}}

At first, Anne had objected to her daughter's match with [[Frederick V of the Palatinate]], regarding it as beneath the royal family's dignity. She did not come to a betrothal ceremony at [[Whitehall Palace|Whitehall]], due to an attack with [[gout]]. However, she had warmed to Frederick, and attended the wedding itself on 14 February 1613. She was saddened by the tournaments on the following day, which reminded her of Henry. The couple left England for [[Heidelberg]] in April.{{Sfnmp|1a1=Stewart|1y=2003|1p=247, 250|2a1=Williams|2y=1970|2p=154–157}} From this time forward, Anne's health deteriorated, and she withdrew from the centre of cultural and political activities, staging her last known [[masque]] in 1614, and no longer maintaining a royal court.{{Sfnp|Croft|2003|p=89}} Anne's ailments included gout, [[dropsy]], [[arthritis]] and swollen feet.{{Sfnp|Williams|1970|p=159}} Her influence over James visibly waned as he became openly dependent on powerful favourites.{{Sfnp|Croft|2003|p=89}}