Maria Pozharskaya
Princess Maria Feodorovna Pozharskaya (died 1607), was a Tsardom of Russian lady-in-waiting, a royal favorite of tsarina Maria Skuratova-Belskaya.
She married prince Michail Fedorovich Pozharsky in 1571, and became the mother of Dmitry Pozharsky. As a member of the elite nobility, she was appointed lady-in-waiting to the tsar's daughter Xenia Borisovna of Russia, but advanced to be lady-in-waiting to the tsarina, Maria Skuratova-Belskaya. She defeated her rivals Maria Lykova (married to Michael Lykov), and became a favorite of the tsarina. She was the highest ranking lady-in-waiting of the tsarina during the reign of Godunov, and had a great deal of influence.
After the reign of Godunov, she retired from court to a convent and became a nun by the name Evdokia.
References
- В—в Н. Пожарская, Мария (Евфросиния) Феодоровна // Русский биографический словарь : в 25 томах. — СПб.—М., 1896—1918.
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Russian. (February 2017) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
 | This Russian biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |