Tenure 1608–1610 Mother Maria Ivanovna | Religion Eastern Orthodox Spouse Vasili IV of Russia | |
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Burial Archangel Cathedral, Kremlin; prev. Novodevichy Convent Issue Tsarevna Anna Vasilievna
Tsarevna Anastasia Vasilievna Father Peter Buynosov-Rostovskay Name Maria Buynosova-Rostovskaya Died January 2, 1626, Novodevichy Convent, Moscow, Russia Similar People Maria Dolgorukova, Vasili IV of Russia, Anna Koltovskaya, Vasily II of Moscow, Irina Godunova | ||
Maria Petrovna Buynosova-Rostovskaya (Буйносова-Ростовская, Мария Петровна in Russian) (born as Catherine - died 2 January 1626) was the second spouse and only empress consort of Tsar Vasili IV of Russia.
Life
Maria Buynosova-Rostovskaya was the daughter of prince Peter Buynosov-Rostovskay. The wedding took place on 17 January 1608.
In 1610, Vasili was deposed. After the deposition of her consort, Maria was forced to enter a convent. As a nun, she took the name Elena. Her youngest daughter, by then newborn, joined her and became a nun when adult.
- Tsarevna Anna Vasilievna (1609-1609), died in infancy
- Tsarevna Anastasia Vasilievna (1610-died unknown year), a nun.
References
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