Anna Vasilchikova
Tsaritsa of All Russia
Anna Vasilchikova | |
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Tsaritsa of All Russia | |
Tenure | 1575–1576/77 |
Predecessor | Anna Koltovskaya |
Successor | Vasilisa Melentyeva |
Died | c. 1576/77 |
Spouse | Ivan IV of Russia |
Dynasty | Rurik |
Religion | Eastern Orthodox |
Anna Vasilchikova (Анна Васильчикова) was Tsaritsa of the Tsardom of Russia and was the fifth spouse of Ivan the Terrible (Иван Грозный).
Very little is known of her background. She married Ivan in January 1575 without the blessing of the Ecclesiastical Council of the Russian Orthodox Church. She was repudiated by her husband and made a nun in a monastery. The date of her death is uncertain, having been variously described as occurring in 1576–77.
References
- Troyat, Henri Ivan le Terrible. Flammarion, Paris, 1982
- de Madariaga, Isabel Ivan the Terrible. Giulio Einaudi editore, 2005
Russian royalty | ||
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Vacant Title last held by Anna Koltovskaya | Tsaritsa of All Russia 1575–1576/77 | Vacant Title next held by Vasilisa Melentyeva |
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- Anastasia Romanovna
- Maria Temryukovna
- Marfa Sobakina
- Anna Koltovskaya
- Anna Vasilchikova
- Maria Nagaya
- Irina Godunova
- Maria Skuratova-Belskaya
- Marina Mniszech
- Maria Buynosova-Rostovskaya
- Maria Dolgorukova
- Eudoxia Streshneva
- Maria Miloslavskaya
- Natalya Naryshkina
- Agafya Grushetskaya
- Marfa Apraksina
- Praskovia Saltykova
- Eudoxia Lopukhina
- Marta Skavronskaya