Maria Dolgorukaya
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Not to be confused with Maria Dolgorukova.
| Maria Dolgorukaya | |
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| Tenure | 1580 |
| Spouse | Ivan IV of Russia |
| House | Dolgorukov |
| Died | c. 1580 |
| Burial | Ascension Convent, Kolomenskoye Archangel Cathedral, Kremlin (1929) |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox |
Maria Dolgorukaya (died 1580) was a tsaritsa of Russia as the seventh wife of Ivan IV of Russia.
She was known to be a descendant of Prince Yuri I Dolgoruki, Prince of Kiev, Rostov and Suzdal. Ivan presumably married her due to her royal status as he, too, was descended from Yuri Dolgoruki through his son Vsevolod III Yuryevich. It is likely that she is related through the Grand Prince of Tver and hence an ascendant of Catherine the Great[dubious ]. She did not bear the tsar any child and was found out to have a lover. The tsar had her drowned.
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Title last held by
Vasilisa Melentyeva |
Tsaritsa of All Russia 1580 |
Vacant
Title next held by
Maria Nagaya |
